30-11-2025: According to the observations at 15:30 hrs MST today, the Cyclonic Storm “DITWAH” over the Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Tamil Nadu- Puducherry coasts has moved Northwards and it is centered at about 770 Nautical miles West-Southwest of Coco Island(Myanmar), 60 Nautical miles Southeast of Puducherry (India) and 170 Nautical miles North of Trincomalee(Srilanka). It is likely to move nearly Northwards parallel to North Tamil Nadu- Puducherry coasts(India) during next 24 hrs. Weather is a few cloud over the Andaman Sea, North Bay and Eastcentral Bay and partly cloudy to cloudy elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Depression News No.3, 2019

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 07:00

Depression News No.3, 2019

7th  August, 2019 07:00 MST Today

 

Depression

          According to the observations at (06:30)hrs M.S.T today, the depression over the Northwest Bay of Bengal has moved Northwestwards and it is centered at about (50) miles South-Southeast of Digha and (55)miles Southeast of Blasore (India). It is continue to move West-Northwestwards.

It is not moving towards Myanmar coasts, the present stage of the depression is coded yellow stage.

 

 Position of depression, center pressure and wind

          Depression is located at Latitude (20.8) degree North and Longitude (87.6) degree East, centre pressure of depression is (996) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (45)miles per hour at (06:30) hrs MST today.

 

During next (12)hrs Forecast

          It is forecast to further intensify into a deep depression during next (12)hrs and cross Odisha coast (India) near Blasore.

 

General caution

Due to the depression, rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Lower Sagaing Region, fairly widespread in Mandalay Region and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionally heavyfalls and strong wind in Bago, Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States and isolated heavyfalls and strong wind in Naypyitaw, Taninthayi Regions and Chin State.

Frequent squalls with rough to very rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40-45)m.p.h. Wave height will be about (10-15) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.

 

Advisory

            Under the influence of the depression, people should be awared of strong wind, heavy rain, flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and also domastic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships off and along Myanmar coasts.