####018001758#### WTIN20 DEMS 100631 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 10.12.2023 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (THE BAY OF BENGAL AND THE ARABIAN SEA) VALID FOR NEXT 168 HOURS ISSUED AT 0600 UTC OF 10.12.2023 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 10.12.2023. BAY OF BENGAL: SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTH BAY OF BENGAL & SOUTH ANDAMAN SEA AND ISOLATED WEAK TO MODERATE CONVECTION LAY OVER EASTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL & NORTH ANDAMAN SEA. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS LAY OVER NORTH & WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL. PROBABILITY OF CYCLOGENESIS (FORMATION OF DEPRESSION) DURING NEXT 168 HRS: 24 HOURS 24-48 HOURS 48-72 HOURS 72-96 HOURS 96-120 HOURS 120-144 HOURS 144-168 HOURS NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NOTE: EVERY 24HR FORECAST IS VALID UPTO 0300 UTC (0830 IST) OF NEXT DAY ARABIAN SEA: YESTERDAYS CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHEAST ARABIAN SEA & ADJOINING MALDIVES AREA PERSISTED OVER THE SAME REGION EXTENDING UPTO 5.8 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 10 TH DECEMBER, 2023. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER EASTCENTRAL & SOUTH ARABIAN SEA, LAKSADWEEP ISLANDS AREA AND COMORIN AREA. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS LAY OVER NORTHWEST & WESTCENTRAL ARABIAN SEA. PROBABILITY OF CYCLOGENESIS (FORMATION OF DEPRESSION) DURING NEXT 168 HRS: 24 HOURS 24-48 HOURS 48-72 HOURS 72-96 HOURS 96-120 HOURS 120-144 HOURS 144-168 HOURS NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NOTE: EVERY 24HR FORECAST IS VALID UPTO 0300 UTC (0830 IST) OF NEXT DAY=