DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

19-5-2024Weather is cloudy over the Andaman Sea, South Bay and Eastcentral Bay and a few cloud elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Deep Depression News, No.3, 2022

Deep Depression News, No.3, 2022

     7thMay, 2022 23:30 MST Today

Deep Depression

According to the observations at (22:30)hrs M.S.T today, the depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea has moved Northwestwards andintensified into a deep depression and reach to Southeast Bay of Bengal. It is centered at about (160) Nautical miles Southwest of Port Blair, (615) Nautical miles Southeast of Vishakhapatnam, (630) Nautical miles Southeast of Puri, (India), (285) Nautical miles Southwest of Coco-Island and (410) Nautical miles Southwest of Hainggyigyun (Myanmar).

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

Position of deep depression, center pressure and wind

            Deep depression is located at Latitude (10.2) degree North and Longitude (90.5) degree East, centre pressure of deep depression is (1000) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (35) miles per hourat (22:30)hrs MST today.

During next (72) hrs forecast

The deep depression is likely to move Northwestwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm over the Southeast Bay of Bengal during next (18) hours and into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over the East Central Bay of Bengal during next (24) hours. It is forecast continuous to move Northwestwards and reach to West Central Bay and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal (off north Andhra­-PradeshOdisha coasts, India) around (10.5.2022) and recurve to North-Northeastwards and reach to Northwest Bay of Bengal (off Odisha coast, India). 

General caution

Due to the deep depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, AyeyarwadyRegions and Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayin, Mon States and scattered in the remaining Regions and Stateswith likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls in some Regions and States from tonight to (12.5.2022).Squalls with rough seas are likely at times off and along MyanmarCoasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40) m.p.h. Wave height will be about (8-10) feet off and along MyanmarCoasts.

Advisory

Due to the deep depression, people should be aware rain or thundershowers with strong wind and domestic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships in off and along MyanmarCoasts.