Cyclonic
Storm According to the observations at (17:30)hrs MST today,theCyclonic Stormover Eastcentral Bay of Bengal has moved northwestwards and it is centred at about 325 nautical miles westwards of Gwa(Myanmar), 295 nautical miles south-southeast of Sagar Island West Bengal (India). The central pressure of Cyclonic Storm is 998 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 40-45 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 continute to move northwestwards and may further 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 close to Dhamara(India) early morning of 25-10-2024.
Due to theCyclonic Storm, rain or thundershowers are likely to be fairly widespresd to widespread in Nay Pyi Taw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady Regions and Kachin, Northern Shan, Chin, Rakhine States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls and strong winds from tonight up to 24 October 2024.
Frequently squalls with rough to very rough seas will be experienced in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (50-55) mph and wave height will be about (11-15) feet Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts.
Advisory
People should be aware of the natural disasters such as the heavy rainfall with strong wind, thunder, lightnings, hails, flash floods and landslides in the hilly areas and near small rivers and inland water transport and domestic flight. — Department of Meteorology and Hydrology
