Well Marked Low Pressure Area Condition
Issued at (19:00) hours M.S.T on 18-8-2022
According to the observation at (17:30)hrs MST today, the low pressure area over the Eastcentral Bay and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal, Northern part of Rakhine coast moved Northwestwards and now lies as a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over Northeast Bay and adjoining Southeast Bangladesh coast-Northern part of Rakhine coast(Myanmar). It is likely continue to move Northwest wards and concentrate into a Depression during next (18)hrs and it may reach North Bay and adjoining West Bengal-Bingladesh coasts. It is likely to move West-Northwest wards and may cross West Bengal and North Odisha(India).
Due to the Well marked low pressure area, rain or thundershowers will be fairly
widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady,
Taninthayi Regions and Chin, Rakhine, Kayin, Mon States with likelihood of regionally
and isolated heavy falls with strong wind during tonight to (20.8.2022). Advisory
People should be awared the heavy rainfall with strong wind, the natural disasters
such as flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and inland
water transport and domestic flight.