Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA”: Dept. of Meteorology & Hydrology issues warning No. 25

Department of Meteorology and Hydrology issued the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Warning No. 26 at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.

It states that according to the observations at 7:30 a.m. M.S.T, the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” over the East Central Bay of Bengal has moved Northeastwards and now lies over East Central Bay and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal centered at about (120) Nautical miles Southwest of Sittwe, (130) Nautical miles West-Southwest of Kyaukpyu, (235) Nautical miles West-Northwest of Hainggyigyun and (165) Nautical miles South-Southwest of Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh).

The present stage of the Storm is coded red stage. The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” is located at Latitude (18.7) degree North and Longitude (91.4) degree East, center pressure of the Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” is (931) hectopascal and maximum wind speed near the center is (130-137) miles per hour.

The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” is likely to move North-Northeastwards and the outermost band start to cross the Rakhine Coasts and forecast to cross between Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh) and Kyaukphyu near Sittwe of Myanmar around afternoon on Sunday as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA”. “MOCHA” is likely continue to move North-Northeastwards towards Chin State and Magway and Sagaing regions and Kachin State as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.