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 24-7-2025: According to the observations at 12:30 hrs MST today, the Low Pressure Area over North Bay of Bengal still persists. It is likely to move West-Northwestwards and further intensify into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal, India and Bangladesh Coasts during next 24 hours. Thereafter, it is likely to move towards West Bengal and North Odisha Coasts, India during next 48 hours. Monsoon is vigorous over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

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Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 10:00

Depression News, No.5, 2017

16th  November, 2017 10:30 MST Today

 

Condition of Depression

            According to the observations at (10:00)hrs M.S.T today, the depression over Westcentral Bay moved North-Northwestwards and its centered at about (50)miles South-Southeast of Visakhapatnam and (115) miles Southwest of Gopalpur (India).

It is not moving towards Myanmar coasts, the present stage of the depression is coded yellow stage.

Position of depression, Center pressure and wind

            Depression is located at Latitude (17.5) degree North and Longitude (84.1) degree East, Centre pressure of depression is (1001) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (35) miles per hour at (10:00) hrs MST today.

Next (36)hours Forecast

            It has moved North-Northeast wards. It is forecast to close near North Andhra Pradesh­ -South Odisha coasts (India) and weaken gradually thereafter during next (36)hours.

Under the influence of depression, fairly widespread rain or thundershowers in Upper Sagaing Region, Kachin and Chin States, scattered in Shan and Rakhine States, isolated in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions, during next (36) hours.                   

Advisory

Trawlers, vessels and ships off and along Myanmar Coasts are advised especially to notice  in condition of the depression.