Depression News, No.2, 2026

Depression News, No.2, 2026

                                      Issued at 07:00 hours M.S.T on 27-7-2026

Depression Condition

          According to the observations at 05:30 hrs MST today, the Depression area over the Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining (North Odisha-West Bengal) Coast (India) has moved North-Northwestwards. It is centered at about 275 Nautical miles Northwest of Sittwe (Myanmar), 80 Nautical miles East-Northeast of Chandbali and 80 Nautical miles South-Southwest of Canning, 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 21.1 degree North and Longitude 88.1 degree East, centre pressure of Depression is 994 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 35 miles per hour at 05:30 hrs MST today.

Next 24 hours forecast

          It is likely to intensify into a Deep Depression, move Northwestwards during next 6 hrs and may cross North Odisha and West Bengal Coasts between Chandbali and Canning, India during next 24 hours. Squalls with rough sea are likely at times in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squall may reach 30-35 mph. Wave height will be about 9-11 feet in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts.

Advisory

People should be awared the natural disasters such as the heavy rainfall with strong wind, thunder, Lightning strike, lightning, hails, flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and to make necessary preparations for inland water transport, domestic flight and irrigation dams.