DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

26-4-2024 Weather is cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and South Bay and partly cloudy over the Westcentral Bay and a few cloud over the North Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Deep Depression

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 07:45

 Deep Depression No.3, 2018

9th  October, 2018 07:00 MST Today

 Deep Depression

            According to the observations at (06:30)hrs M.S.T today, the depression over  the Eastcentral Bay of Bengal has moved West- Northwestwards and further intensified into a Deep Depression.  It is centered at about (310)miles southeast of Gopalpur and about (280) miles southeast of Kalingapatinam (India).

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

 Position of  Deep Depression, Center pressure and wind

             Deep Depression is located at Latitude (14.5) degree North and Longitude (86.9) degree East, Centre pressure of depression is (1000) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (40) miles per hour.

During next (24)hrs Forecast

            It is forecast to move Northwestwards and it may further intensify into a cyclonic storm during next (24) hours.

General caution

                 Due to the Deep Depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Kachin, Shan, Chin and Rakhine States with isolated to regionally heavy falls within (9.10.2018) to (13.10.2018).

Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) m.p.h. Sea will be moderate to rough elsewhere in Myanmar waters.Wave height will be about (9 - 12) feet Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts and about (6-9)feet Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts.

Advisory

People should be awared trawlers, vessels and ships off and along Myanmar Coasts.