BAY BULLETIN | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology

Saturday, March 19, 2022 - 19:30

BAY BULLETIN

ISSUED ON : 19 – 3 - 2022 AT: 13:00 hrs M.S.T

COMPOUND :

PART ONE : According to the observations at (12:30)hrs M.S.T today, the well marked low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea still persists. It is likely to move North-Northeastwards and near Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and Coco-Island, intensify into a Depression during next (24)hrs and Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea a Cyclonic Storm during next (48) hrs. It may intensify into a depression, thereafter it is lead to near Coco Island, Myanmar at (20.3.2022), lead to near Hainggyikyun, Ayeyarwady Region at (21.3.2022) and reach to Rakhine coast at (22.3.2022).

PART TWO : Weather is cloudy over the Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay of Bengal, partly cloudy over the Southwest and Eastcentral Bay of Bengal and a few cloud elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

PART THREE :

FORECAST FOR AREAS BETWEEN LAT. 10.5°N – 16.5°N AND LONG. 92°E

WEATHER : Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers.

VISIBILITY : (3) nautical miles but (1) nautical mile in rain.

SURFACE WIND : South or Southeast (10 - 15) kts at times (30)kts.

SEAS : Rough.

WAVE HEIGHT : (8-10)ft.

FORECAST FOR AREAS BETWEEN LAT. 16.5°N – 20.5°N AND LONG. 92°E

WEATHER : Isolated rain or thundershowers.

VISIBILITY : (4) nautical miles but (1) nautical mile in rain.

SURFACE WIND : West or Northwest (5 - 10)kts at times (25)kts.

SEAS : Moderate.