Deep Depression News, No.4, 2025
Issued at 16:00 hours M.S.T on 2-10-2025
Deep Depression Condition
According to the observations at 15:30 hrs MST today, the Deep Depression over Westcentral and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal has moved Northwestwards and it is centered at about 440 Nautical miles West-Southwest of Sittwe (Myanmar), 95 Nautical miles South-Southwest of Puri, 65 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Gopalpur and 140 Nautical miles South-Southwest of Paradip(India).
It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Deep Depression is coded as yellow stage.
Position of Deep Depression, center pressure and wind
The Deep Depression is located at Latitude 18.3 degree North and Longitude 85.4 degree East, centre pressure of Deep Depression is 998 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 35-40 miles per hour at 15:30 hrs MST today.
Next 18 hours forecast
It is likely continue to move north-northwestwards and cross Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh coasts between Gopalpur and Paradip during tonight.
Due to the depression rain or thundershowers will be scattered Magway, Lower Sagaing Regions and Kayah, Chin States, fairly widespread in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Bago, Taninthayi Regions and Kayin, Mon States and widespread in Yangon, Upper Sagaing, Ayeyarwady Regions and Kachin, Rakhine, Shan States with isolated heavyfalls in Upper Sagaing Region and Kachin, Rakhine States from today evening to next 24 hours. Squalls with rough sea are likely at times in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach 30 mph. Wave height will be about 9-11 feet in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Squalls with moderate to rough sea are likely at times in Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach 25-30 mph. Wave height will be about 8-10 feet in 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.
