DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

05-12-2024:Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and South Bay of Bengal, a few cloud elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

 

Land Depression Warning, No.2, 2022

 

Land Depression Warning, No.2, 2022

 20th May, 2022 16:30 MST Today

Land Depression

According to the observations at (15:30)hrs M.S.T today, the Depression over North Andaman Sea (Gulf of Martaban) has crossing near Mawlamyine, Mon State(Myanmar) and now lies into a Land Depression. It has crossing near Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar, the present stage of the land depression is coded brown stage.

During next (6) hrs forecast

The land depression is likely continuous to move North-Northeast wards and towards Myanmar near Hpa-an, Kayin State during next (6) hours.

General caution

Due to the land depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kayin, Mon States with likelihood of regionally heavy falls and isolated heavy falls from today evening to (21.5.2022). Occasionally squall with rough to very rough seas will be experienced in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed in squall may reach (45) mph. Wave height will be about (9-14) feet in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast.

Advisory

Due to the land depression, people should be aware strong wind with regionally heavyfalls and isolated heavyfalls and domestic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships in Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts.