28-10-2025:According to the observations at 05:30 hrs MST today, the Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA” over the Southwest Bay and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal has moved North-Northwestwards and reached over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal still persists. It is centered at about 585 Nautical miles West of Coco Island (Myanmar), 195 Nautical miles East-Northeast of Chennai(India), 160 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Kakinada (India). It is likely continue to move North-Northwestwards and intensify into Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 6 hours and cross Andhra Pradesh Coast during next 24 hours. Weather is Cloudy over the West central Bay of Bengal, a few cloud to partly cloudy  Andaman Sea  and lsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Depression News No.5, 2020

Friday, October 23, 2020 - 15:15

Depression News No.5, 2020

23rd October, 2020 14:00 MST Today

Depression

          According to the observations at (12:30) hrs M.S.T today, the depression over Northwest Bay of Bengal off West Bengal (India)- Bangladesh Coasts has moved North-Northeastwards. It is centered at about (30) Nautical miles Southeast of Sagar Islands (India), about (110) Nautical miles Southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh) and about (225) Nautical miles West of Maungdaw (Myanmar). 

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

Position of depression, center pressure and wind

          Depression is located at Latitude (21.3) degree North and Longitude (88.4) degree East, centre pressure of depression is (1000) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (35) miles per hour at (12:30) hrs MST today.

During next (06)hrs Forecast

          It is forecast to move North-Northeastwards and it may cross to West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coast(India) between Sagar Islands and Khepupara today evening.

General caution

Due to the depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Kachin, Chin and Rakhine States, with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavy falls and occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40)m.p.h. Wave height will be about (9-11) feet off and along Rakhine Coasts during today morning to next (24)hrs.

Advisory

          Due to the depression, people should be aware heavy rainfall with strong wind, flash flood and landslide near the hilly areas and also small rivers.