Cyclonic Storm “DANA” News, No.6, 2024
23rd October, 2024 12:00 MST Today
Cyclonic Storm
According to the observations at (10:30)hrs M.S.T today, the Deep Depression over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal has moved West-Northwestwards and has intensified into a Cyclonic Storm “DANA”. It is centered at about 255 Nautical miles West-Northwestwards of Hainggyigyun(Myanmar), 340 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Sagar Island West Bengal (India). The centre pressure of Cyclonic Storm is 998 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 40 miles per hour.
It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Cyclonic Storm is coded as yellow stage.
Forecast
It is likely to move Northwestwards and intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over Northwest Bay of Bengal around 24-10-2024 and cross North Odisha and West Bengal Coasts between Puri and Sagar Island (India) early morning of 25-10-2024.
Due to the Cyclonic Storm, rain or thundershowers are likely to be fairly widespresd to widespread in Naypyitaw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady Regions and Kachin, Northern Shan, Chin, Rakhine States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls and strong winds from today morning up to 24-10-2024.
Frequently squalls with rough to very rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (50-55) m.p.h and wave height will be about (11-15) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.
Advisory
People should be awared the natural disasters such as the heavy rainfall with strong wind, thunder, lightning, hails, flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and inland water transport and domestic flight.
