Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA” News, No.8, 2025
Issued at 16:00 hours M.S.T on 27-10-2025
Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA” Condition
According to the observations at 15:30 hrs MST today, the Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA” over the Southwest Bay and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal has moved Northwestwards and still persists. It is centered at about 530 Nautical miles West-Southwest of Coco Island (Myanmar), 240 Nautical miles East of Chennai(India), 260 Nautical miles Southeast of Kakinada (India).
It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Cyclonic Storm is coded as yellow stage.
Position of Cyclonic Storm, center pressure and wind
The Cyclonic Storm is located at Latitude 13.2 degree North and Longitude 84.4 degree East, centre pressure of Cyclonic Storm is 996 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 45-50 miles per hour at 05:30 hrs MST today.
Next 36 hours forecast
It is likely to move North-Northwestwards and intensify into Severe Cyclonic Storm on 28-10-2025 and cross Andhra Pradesh Coast on that night.
Due to the Cyclonic Storm, rain or thundershowers will be scattered to fairly widespread in Yangon, Bago, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kayin, Mon, Rakhine States, isolated in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Magway, Sagaing Regions and Kachin, Kayah, Chin, Shan States from today morning to 28-8-2025. Squalls with rough seas are likely at times in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls 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.
