Severe Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA” News, No.10, 2025
Issued at 12:00 hours M.S.T on 28-10-2025
Severe Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA” Condition
According to the observations at 10:30 hrs MST today, the Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA” over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal has moved North-Northwestwards and intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm “MONTHA”. It is centered at about 610 Nautical miles West of Coco Island (Myanmar), 180 Nautical miles Northeast of Chennai(India) and 135 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Kakinada (India).
It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Severe Cyclonic Storm is coded as yellow stage.
Position of Severe Cyclonic Storm, center pressure and wind
The Cyclonic Storm is located at Latitude 14.8 degree North and Longitude 82.9 degree East, centre pressure of Severe Cyclonic Storm is 990 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 55-60 miles per hour at 10:30 hrs MST today.
Next 18 hours forecast
It is likely continue to move North-Northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh Coast, India, near Kakinada during next 18 hours.
Due to the Severe Cyclonic Storm, rain or thundershowers will be scattered to fairly widespread in Yangon, Bago, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kayin, Mon, Rakhine States and isolated in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Magway, Sagaing Regions and Kachin, Kayah, Chin, Shan States from noon today to next 24 hours. 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.
