Low pressure area over Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into depression

According to the observations at 6.30 pm yesterday, the low pressure area over the Northeast Bay of Bengal still persists. It may further intensify into a depression during next 48 hours. Monsoon is strong to vigorous over the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

 

FORECAST VALID UNTIL AFTERNOON OF THE 1st July, 2019: Rain or thundershowers will be scattered in Lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway regions, fairly widespread in Nay Pyi Taw, Upper Sagaing Region, Kachin, Shan, Chin and Kayah states and widespread in the remaining regions and states with regionally heavy falls in Rakhine, Kayin and Mon states and isolated heavy falls in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady and Taninthayi regions. Degree of certainty is (100%).

 

STATE OF THE SEA: Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) m.p.h. Wave height will be about (9 -13)feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.

 

— GNLM