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WTIN20 DEMS 231200

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (THEBAY OF BENGAL OF

BENGAL AND THE ARABIAN SEA) VALID FOR NEXT 168 HOURS ISSUED AT 0600

UTC OF

22.12.2023 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 22.12.2023.

BAY OF BENGAL:

A CYCLONIC CIRCULATION LAY OVER EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN AND ADJOINING

SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL AND EXTENDS UPTO 3.1 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL

AT

0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 22 ND DECEMBER, 2023.

SCATTERED AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY

OVER

EXTREME SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS OVER

SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL.

 *PROBABILITY OF CYCLOGENESIS (FORMATION OF DEPRESSION) DURING NEXT

168 HRS:

24HOURS 24-48HOURS 48-72HOURS 72-96HOURS 96-120HOURS 120-144HOURS

144-168HOURS

NIL        NIL       NIL        NIL        NIL          NIL

NIL

*NOTE: EVERY 24HR FORECAST IS VALID UPTO 0300 UTC (0830 IST) OF NEXT

DAY

ARABIAN SEA:

YESTERDAY'S CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHEAST ARABIAN SEA LAY OVER

SOUTHEAST & ADJOINING SOUTHWEST ARABIAN SEA AND EXTENDS UPTO 4.5

KM ABOVE

MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 22 ND DECEMBER, 2023.

SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE TO

VERY

INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTH ARABIAN SEA, COMORIAN AREA.

SCATTERED

LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION

LAY

OVER EASTCENTRAL ARABIAN SEA. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH

EMBEDDED WEAK TO MODERATE CONVECTION LAY OVER NORTHEAST ARABIAN SEA

GULF OF CAMBAY.

*PROBABILITY OF CYCLOGENESIS (FORMATION OF DEPRESSION) DURING NEXT

168 HRS:

24HOURS   24-48HOURS   48-72HOURS  72-96HOURS  96-120HOURS

120-144HOURS  144-168HOURS

NIL         NIL         NIL          NIL        NIL            NIL

NIL

*NOTE: EVERY 24HR FORECAST IS VALID UPTO 0300 UTC (0830 IST) OF NEXT

DAY=