DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

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

Depression News, No.8, 2023

Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 01:30

Depression News, No.8, 2023

   1st February, 2023 19:00 MST Today

Depression

According to the observations at (17:30)hrs M.S.T today, the Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal almost stationary and it is centered at about (760) Nautical miles Southwest of Coco Island, (870) Nautical miles Southwest ofHainggyigyun(Myanmar), (60) Nautical miles East-Southeast of Trincomalee(Sri Lanka) and (215) Nautical miles South-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 (8.0) degree North and Longitude (82.0) degree East, centre pressure of Depression is (1004) hPaand maximum wind speed near the center is (30) miles per hour at (17:30)hrs MST today.

During next (12) hrs forecast

 It is likely to move Westwardsand cross Siri Lanka coasts between Batticaloa and Trincomalee around early morning of 2nd February 2023.