####018001577#### WTIN20 DEMS 190850 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 19.12.2023 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 19.12.2023 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 19.12.2023. BAY OF BENGAL: YESTERDAY\U2019S CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER COMORIN AREA & NEIGHBOURHOOD NOW LIES OVER LAKSHADWEEP & NEIGHBOURHOOD AND EXTENDING UPTO 3.1 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 19 TH DECEMBER, 2023. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY 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: SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE TO VERY INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTHEAST ARABIAN SEA & LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS AREA. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTHWEST & EASTCENTRAL ARABIAN SEA AND WEAK TO MODERATE CONVECTION LAY OVER REST OF ARABIAN SEA & COMORIN AREA. *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=