Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 16:15
Deep Depression News, No.5, 2026
Issued at 16:00 hours M.S.T on 8-1-2026
Deep Depression Condition
According to the observations at 15:30 hrs MST today, the Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining East Equatorial Indian Ocean has moved West-Northwestwards and it is centered at about 735 Nautical miles Southwest of Coco- Island (Myanmar), 250 Nautical miles Southeast of Trincomalee(Sri Lanka) and 455 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Puducherry(Sri Lanka).It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Deep Depression is coded as yellow stage.
Position of Deep Depression, center pressure and wind
The Deep Depression is located at Latitude 5.7 degree North and Longitude 84.3 degree East, centre pressure of Deep Depression is 1004 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 35 miles per hour at 15:30 hrs MST today.
Next 36 hours forecast
It is likely to move West-Northwestwards and may near Sri Lanka during next 36 hours.
