DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

(16-4-2024):Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and South Bay and a few cloud over the North Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Depression News, No.5, 2022

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Depression News, No.5, 2022

19th August, 2022 22:30 MST Today

Depression

          According to the observations at (21:30)hrs M.S.T today, the Deep Depression over the North Bay of Bengal has moved West-Northwest wards and crossed West Bengal and adjoining North Odisha coast between Balasore and Sagar Islands, close to Digha (India). It is forecast to move West-Northwest wards and cross West Bengal and North Odisha and Jharkhand towards North Chhattisgarh during next (24)hrs and weaken gradually.
General caution

Due to the deep depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Chin, Rakhine, Kayin, Mon States with likelihood of isolated heavy falls and strong wind from tonight to next 24 hrs. Occasionally squall with rough seas will be experienced in Gulf of Mottama, Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast. Surface wind speed in squall may reach (40) mph. Wave height will be about (9-13) feet in Gulf of Mottama, Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast.

Advisory

People should be awared the heavy rainfall with strong wind, the natural disasters such as flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and inland water transport and domestic flight.