26-10-2025:According to the observations at 15:30 hrs MST today, the Deep Depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal has moved West-Northwestwards. It is centered at about 415 Nautical miles Southwest of Coco Island (Myanmar), 405 Nautical miles East-Southeast of Chennai(India), 430 Nautical miles Southeast of Kakinada (India). It is likely to move West-Northwestwards and may intensify into a Cyclonic Storm may form over the Southwest Bay and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours, Severe Cyclonic Storm may form on 28-10-2025 and may cross Andhra Pradesh Coast on that night. Weather is a few cloud over the North Bay, partly cloudy over the North Andaman Sea and Eastcentral Bay of Bengal and cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Storm News, No.4, 2021

Monday, May 24, 2021 - 17:30

Cyclone Storm News, No.4, 2021

24th May, 2021 11:00 MST Today

Cyclonic Storm “YAAS”

            According to the observations at (10:30) hrs M.S.T today, the Deep Depression over the EastcentralBay of Bengal remained stationary and intensified into a Cyclonic Storm “Yaas”. It is centered at about (250) Nautical miles Northwestof Coco Island, about (290) Nautical miles West-Southwest of Pathein (Myanmar), about (290) Nautical miles Southeast of Paradip, about (335) Nautical miles South-Southeast of Digha(India).

It is not moving towards Myanmar coasts, the present stage of the Cyclonic Storm “YAAS” is coded yellow stage.

Position of Cyclonic Storm “YAAS”, center pressure and wind

            The Cyclonic Storm “YAAS” is located at Latitude (16.4) degree North and Longitude (89.7) degree East, centre pressure of depression is (992) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (55) miles per hour at (10:30) hrs MST today.

During next (36) hrs Forecast

            The Cyclonic Storm “YAAS” is likely to move slowly North-Northwestwards and forecast to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm “YAAS”  during next (24)hrs and the Severe Cyclonic Storm during next (48) hrs.

General caution

Due to the Cyclonic Storm “YAAS”, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Bago, Yangon and AyeyarwadyRegions, Rakhine States with isolated heavy falls in Bago, Yangon and AyeyarwadyRegions, Rakhine State during next (48)hrs commencing today morning.

Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced in Gulf of Mottama, Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) m.p.h. Wave height will be about (9-13) feet off and along  Coasts.

Advisory

Due to the Cyclonic Storm “YAAS”, people should be aware rain or thundershowers with strong wind and lightning and domastic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships off and along Myanmar Coasts.