####018001986#### WTIN20 DEMS 310701 REGIONAL SPECIALISED METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE-TROPICAL CYCLONES, NEW DELHI TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 31.12.2024 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 31.12.2024 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 31.12.2024. BAY OF BENGAL: YESTERDAY\U2019S CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER CENTRAL PARTS OF SOUTH BAY OF BENGAL & ADJOINING EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN LAY OVER EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN & ADJOINING SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL EXTENDING UPTO 1.5 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0000 UTC OF TODAY, THE 31 ST DECEMBER, 2024. IT PERSISTED OVER SAME REGION AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 31ST 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, SOUTH 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 COMORIN AREA AND ISOLATED WEAK TO MODERATE CONVECTION LAY OVER ARABIAN SEA, MALDIVES AREA & 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=