Depression News, No.1, 2025
Issued at 23:00 hours M.S.T on 18-8-2025
Depression Condition
According to the observations at 22:00 hrs M.S.T today, the Well Marked Low Pressure area over the Northwest Bay and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal (North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha) coasts, India has moved Northwestwards and further intensified into a depression. It is centered at about 450 Nautical miles West-Southwest of Sittwe (Myanmar), 60 Nautical miles Northeast of Kalingapatnam and 25 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Gopalpur. It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Depression is coded as yellow stage.
Position of Depression, center pressure and wind
The Depression is located at Latitude 18.9 degree North and Longitude 85.0 degree East, centre pressure of Depression is 993 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 30 miles per hour at 22:00 hrs MST today.
Next 24 hours forecast
It is likely continue to move northwestwards and cross South Odisha - North Andhra Pradesh coasts, near Gopalpur, India.
Due to the depression rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Ayeyarwady Regions and Kachin, Chin, Rakhine, (Southern and Eastern) Shan States with isolated heavyfalls in some Regions and States from tonight to next 24 hours. Squalls with rough seas are likely at times in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach 30-35 mph. Wave height will be about 9-11 feet in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts.
Advisory
People should be awared the natural disasters such as the heavy rainfall with strong wind, thunder, Lightning strike, lightning, hails, flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and to make necessary preparations for inland water transport, domestic flight and irrigation dams.
