####018001851#### WTIN20 DEMS 120613 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 12.01.2025 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 12.01.2025 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 12.01.2025. BAY OF BENGAL: YESTERDAYS CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHWEST AND ADJOINING SOUTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL LAY OVER EAST SRI LANKA COAST & ADJOINING SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL EXTENDING UPTO 1.5 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 12 TH JANUARY, 2025. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL ADJOINING EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN AND ANDAMAN SEA. SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER 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: SCATTERED LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED MODERATE TO INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER SOUTH PART OF EASTCENTRAL ARABIAN SEA, LAKSHADWEEP ISLAND, MALDIVES, COMORIN AREA AND WEAK TO MODERATE CONVECTION LAY OVER WEST CENTRAL ARABIAN 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 REMARKS: NIL