2-12-2025: According to the observations at 05:30 hrs MST today, the Deep Depression over the Westcentral Bay and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal, North Tamil Nadu- Puducherry coasts and South Andhra Pradesh coasts is centered at about 750 Nautical miles West-Southwest of Coco Island(Myanmar), 80 Nautical miles Northeast of Puducherry (India) and 20 Nautical miles East-Southeast of Chennai(India). It is likely to recurve slowly Southwestwards and weaken gradually into a Depression during next 12 hrs.Weather is generally fair over the Andaman Sea, cloudy over the Northwest Bay and Westcentral Bay and a few cloud to partly cloudy elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Depression Warning No.21, 2022

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 05:45

Depression Warning No.21, 2022

Issued at (04:00) hours M.S.T on 23-3-2022

According to the observations at (02:30)hrs M.S.T today, the depression has crossed Ayeyarwady Region, near Pathein and reach to Southern Rakhine Coast near Gwa and it is movingNorth-Northeastwards.

            It is continuous to movingSouthern Rakhine Coast near Gwa, the present stage of the depression is coded brown stage.

During next (18) hrs forecast

            The depression is likely continuous to move North-Northeastwards and it is forecast to weaken gradually into a well marked low pressure area in today morning.

General caution

  1. Due to the depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, TaninthayiRegions and Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayah, Kayin, Mon States with regionally and isolated heavy falls in some Regions and States during  today morning  to (24.3.2022).
  2. Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced in Deltaic, off and along RakhineCoasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) m.p.h. Wave height will be about (8-12) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.
  3. During the depressionis continuous moving to Southern Rakhine Coast near Gwa, maximum wind speed may reach (35) mph in Rakhine State and (30) mph in Ayeyarwady Region.

Advisory                                                               

Due to the 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 Daltaic, off and along RakhineCoasts.