Tropical Depression News, No. 3, 2025
Issued at 07:00 hours M.S.T on 30-8-2025
Tropical Depression Condition
According to the observations at 05:30 hrs MST today, the Tropical Depression over the South China Sea has moved Westwards and now lies over Tonkin Bay. It is centered at about 180 Nautical miles Southeast of Vinh, 110 Nautical miles North-Northeast of Da Nang (Vietnam).
Next 12 hours forecast
It is likely to move West-Northwestwards and intensify into a Tropical Storm during next 12 hrs and then to cross between Vinh and Da Nang in crossing Vietnam Coast.
General Caution
Due to the Tropical Depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Yangon, Mandalay, Bago, Magway, Sagaing, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan States with isolated heavyfalls during 31-8-2025 to 3-9-2025. Occasional squalls with rough seas are will be experienced in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach 35 mph. Wave height will be about 10-12 feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi 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.
