####018001723#### WTIN20 DEMS 300615 DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 30.12.2024 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (THE BAY OF BENGAL AND THE ARABIAN SEA) VALID FOR THE NEXT 168 HOURS ISSUED AT 0600 UTC OF 30.12.2024 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 30.12.2024. BAY OF BENGAL: A fresh cyclonic circulation lay over central parts of south Bay of Bengal & adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean extending upto 1.5 km above mean sea level at 0300 UTC of today, the 30th December, 2024. Scattered low and medium clouds with embedded intense to very intense convection lay over south Bay of Bengal. Scattered low and medium clouds with embedded moderate to intense convection lay over central Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea. 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: Scattered low and medium clouds with embedded moderate to intense convection lay over eastcentral Arabian Sea, Maldives & Comorin area and weak to moderate convection lay over southeast Arabian sea, Lakshadweep 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 NOTE: EVERY 24HR FORECAST IS VALID UPTO 0300 UTC (0830 IST) OF NEXT DAY REMARKS: NIL