DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

17-5-2024 Weather is a few cloud over the North Bay of Bengal and  partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Deep Depression Warning No.13, 2022

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 09:30

Deep Depression Warning No.13, 2022

Issued at (03:00) hours M.S.T on 22-3-2022

According to the observations at (01:30)hrs M.S.T today, the deep depression over North Andaman Sea and adjoining East central Bay of Bengal has moved North wards and it is centered at about (40) Nautical miles East-Northeast of Coco Island, about (110) Nautical miles South of Hainggyikyun, about (160) Nautical miles South-Southwest of Pathein, about (260) Nautical miles South of Thandwe, about (250) Nautical miles Southwest of Mawlamyine, about (200)Nautical miles Southwest of Yangon(Myanmar),about(170) Nautical miles North-Northeast of Port Blair and about (100) Nautical miles Northeast of Mayabundar(India).

            It may cross near Hainggyikyun,Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar, the present stage of the depression is coded red stage due to the banding features.

Position of deep depression, center pressure and wind

            Deep depression is located at Latitude (14.2)degree North and Longitude (94.0) degree East, center pressure of depression is (1000) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (45) miles per hour at (01:30)hrs MST today.

During next (48) hrs forecast

            The deep depression is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next (6) hrs. It is likely continuous to move Northwards and may lead near Hainggyikyun, Ayeyarwady Region in the Morning of (22.3.2022) and cross near Thandwe, Rakhinecoast, Myanmar in the morning of (23.3.2022).

General caution

  1. Due to the deep depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, TaninthayiRegions and Kachin, Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayah, Kayin, Mon States with regionally and isolated heavy falls in some Regions and States during  this morning  to (23.3.2022).
  2. Frequently squalls with rough seas will be off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (45) m.p.h. Wave height will be about (9-13) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.
  3. The deep depression may lead near Hainggyikyun, Ayeyarwady Region in the Morning oftoday and maximum wind speedmay reach (45-50) mph in Ayeyarwady Region and (40) mph in Yangon Region.
  4. The deep depression may lead near Rakhinecoast in the morning of (23.3.2022) and maximum wind speed may reach (40) mph.
  5. When crossing the cyclonic storm, storm surge height will be (9)ft to (13)ft in Estuary and Tributaries at Pathein District, Labutta District, Myaungmya District, Maubin District, Phyarpon District, Ayeyarwady Region.

Advisory                                                                 

Due to the deep depression, people should be aware rain or thundershowers with strong wind, lightning, flash floods in small streams and mountain streams and landslides in the mountainous areas and domestic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships in off and along Myanmar Coasts.