####018002263#### WTIN20 DEMS 060925 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 06.01.2024 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 06.01.2024 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 06.01.2024. BAY OF BENGAL: YESTERDAYS TROUGH FROM SOUTH SRI LANKA TO SOUTHWEST ADJOINING WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL RUN FROM SOUTH SRI LANKA TO SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL OFF SOUTH ANDHRA PRADESH COAST ACROSS NORTH SRI-LANKA COAST AND EXTENDED UPTO 3.1 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300UTC OF TODAY, THE 6TH JANUARY, 2024. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE TO VERY INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER CENTRAL PARTS OF SOUTH BAY OF BENGAL ADJOINING SOUTH WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL AND MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER REST OF SOUTH BAY OF BENGAL ADJOINING EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED WEAK CONVECTION LAY OVER REST OF CENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL. PROBABILITY OF CYCLOGENESIS (FORMATION OF DEPRESSION) DURING NEXT 168 HRS: 24 24-48 48-72 72-96 96-120 120-144 144-168 HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS 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 LAKSHADWEEP AREA & NEIGHBOURHOOD PERSISTED OVER THE SAME REGION EXTENDED UPTO 1.5KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300UTC OF TODAY, THE 6TH JANUARY, 2024. THE TROUGH RUN FROM THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER LAKSHADWEEP AREA & NEIGHBOURHOOD TO VIDARBHA ACROSS SOUTH KONKAN, SOUTH MADHYA MAHARASHTRA AT 0.9 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300UTC OF TODAY, THE 6TH JANUARY, 2024. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTH ARABIAN SEA LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS AREA & MALDIVES AREA. PROBABILITY OF CYCLOGENESIS (FORMATION OF DEPRESSION) DURING NEXT 168 HRS: 24 24-48 48-72 72-96 96-120 120-144 144-168 HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS HOURS NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL=