DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

15-5-2024 Weather is cloudy over the South Bay and Westcentral Bay of Bengal and a few cloud to partly cloudy to over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Depression News, No.6, 2023

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 07:00

 

Depression News, No.6, 2023

   1st February, 2023 07:00 MST Today

Depression

According to the observations at (05:30)hrs M.S.T today, the Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal has moved West-Southwestwards and it is centered at about (730) Nautical miles West-Southwest of Coco Island, (840) Nautical miles West-Southwest ofHainggyigyun(Myanmar), (80) Nautical miles East-Southeast of Trincomalee(Sri Lanka) and (225) Nautical miles Southeast of Karaikal(India).

It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Depression is coded as yellow stage.

 

Position of Depression, center pressure and wind

            The Depression is located at Latitude (8.2) degree North and Longitude (82.5) degree East, centre pressure of Depression is (1004) hPaand maximum wind speed near the center is (30) miles per hour at (05:30)hrs MST today.

 

During next (18) hrs forecast

 It is likely continue to move West-Southwestwards and cross Siri Lanka coasts at tonight.