####018002015#### WTIN20 DEMS 230716 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 23.12.2023 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 23.12.2023 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 23.12.2023. BAY OF BENGAL: YESTERDAY\U2019S CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN AND ADJOINING SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL EXTENDING UPTO 3.1 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTED OVER THE SAME REGION AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 23 RD DECEMBER, 2023. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTH BAY OF BENGAL. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS OVER WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED WEAK TO MODERATE CONVECTION LAY OVER CENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL AND SOUTH ANDAMAN SEA. PROBABILITY OF CYCLOGENESIS (FORMATION OF DEPRESSION) DURING NEXT 168 HRS: 24HOURS 24-48HOURS 48-72HOURS 72-96HOURS 96-120HOURS 120-144HOURS144-168HOURS 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 & ADJOINING SOUTHWEST ARABIAN SEA EXTENDING UPTO 3.1 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTED OVER THE SAME REGION AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 23 RD DECEMBER, 2023. SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE TO VERY INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTH ARABIAN SEA. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER COMORIN AREA AND ISOLATED WEAK TO MODERATE CONVECTION LAY OVER CENTRAL ARABIAN SEA, LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS AREA. PROBABILITY OF CYCLOGENESIS (FORMATION OF DEPRESSION) DURING NEXT 168 HRS: 24HOURS 24-48HOURS 48-72HOURS 72-96HOURS 96-120HOURS 120-144HOURS144-168HOURS NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NOTE: EVERY 24HR FORECAST IS VALID UPTO 0300 UTC (0830 IST) OF NEXT DAY=