####018002321#### WTIN20 DEMS 071218 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 07.01.2024 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 07.01.2024 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 07.01.2024. BAY OF BENGAL: YESTERDAY\U2019S TROUGH AT MEAN SEA LEVEL RUNS FROM SOUTH SRI LANKA TO WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL OFF SOUTH ANDHRA PRADESH COAST AND EXTENDS UPTO 1.5 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300UTC OF TODAY, THE 7 TH JANUARY, 2024. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER WEST CENTRAL & SOUTH BAY OF BENGAL AND SOUTH ANDAMAN SEA. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED WEAK CONVECTION LAY OVER EAST 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: YESTERDAY\U2019S CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER LAKSHADWEEP AREA & NEIGHBOURHOOD NOW LIES OVER SOUTH EAST ARABIAN SEA UPTO 1.5KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300UTC OF TODAY, THE 7 TH JANUARY, 2024. THE TROUGH FROM THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER LAKSHADWEEP AREA & NEIGHBOURHOOD TO VIDARBHA AT 0.9 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL HAS BECOME LESS MARKED AT 0300UTC OF TODAY, THE 7 TH JANUARY, 2024. A TROUGH RUNS FROM THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHEAST ARABIAN SEA TO GUJARAT COAST AT 1.5 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300UTC OF TODAY, THE 7 TH JANUARY, 2024. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTHEAST ARABIAN SEA OFF SOUTH KERALA COAST & COMORIN AREA AND ISOLATED WEAK TO MODERATE CONVECTION LAY OVER NORTHWEST, CENTRAL &; SOUTHWEST ARABIAN SEA AND LAKSHADEEP ISLANDS 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=