24-10-2025:According to the observations at 15:30 hrs MST today, the low pressure area over the Southeast Bay of Bengal still persists. It is likely to move West-Northwestwards and may further intensify into a depression over Southeast and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal on 25-10-2025 and further into a Deep Depression on 26-10-2025 and into a Cyclonic Storm over the Southwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal on 27-10-2025. Weather is cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and South Bay and a few cloud to partly cloudy over the North Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Tropical Depression over the middle South China Sea (No.01/2020)

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 07:00

Tropical Depression over the middle South China Sea (No.01/2020)

Issued at (07:00) hours M.S.T on 07- 10-2020

 

According to the observations at (06:30) hrs MST today, Yesterday’s the low pressure area over the middle South China Sea has futher intensified into a tropical Deperssion. It is centered at about (370) miles East of Ho Chi Minh(Vietnam). It is expected to reach the southern coast of Vietnam on tonight. It will continuously move to westward and then it will cross the Gulf of Thailand thereafter southern Thailand and southern Myanmar as a low pressure area. It is expected to reach the Andaman Sea (9.10.2020).

General Caution

          Due to the tropical Deperssion, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Taninthayi Region, Kayin and Mon States with likelihood of regionally heavy falls and isolated heavy falls. Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon –Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40)m.p.h.  Wave height will be about (9-11) feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon –Taninthayi Coasts during (8.10.2020) to (11.10.2020).

Advisory

Due to the tropical Deperssion, people should be aware heavy rainfall with strong wind, flash flood and landslide near the hilly areas and also small rivers.