Issued at 19:00 hours MST on 19 October 2024
ACCORDING to the observations at 17:30 hours MST today, the low-pressure cell over the North Andaman Sea still persists. It is likely to move northwestwards and may intensify into a low-pressure area over the Eastcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman Sea around 21 October 2024 and Depression around 23 October 2024.
Due to the low-pressure cell and which may form lowpressure area, rain or thundershowers are likely to be fairly widespread to widespread in Nay Pyi Taw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady and Taninthayi regions and Chin, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon states with likelihood of regionally heavyfalls, isolated heavyfalls and strong winds from tonight to 24 October 2024.
Squalls with rough seas are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40) miles per hour and wave height will be about (8-10) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.
Advisory People should be aware 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.
— DMH
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