29.05.2025 (04:30 PM) Htate See

The cyclone is currently passing near Mawlamyine and is expected to move towards Hpa-an within the next 6 hours, according to the Meteorological Department’s statement at 5:30 PM on May 20.

According to the statement, as of 3:30 PM Myanmar Standard Time, the depression formed in the northern Andaman Sea (off the coast of Mottama) is currently passing near Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar and is continuing to form a land depression.

The current status of the land depression is currently passing near Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar and is expected to move towards Hpa-an within the next 6 hours.

Due to the intensity of the land depression, scattered to widespread rain and thunderstorms, local heavy rain and scattered heavy rain are expected in Bago Region, Yangon Region, Ayeyarwady Region, Tanintharyi Region, Kayin State and Mon State from this evening to May 21. Occasional heavy rain and strong winds are expected in the delta, the Gulf of Mottama, along the Mon-Tanintharyi coast and offshore, and very high waves are expected. During the heavy rain, the sea/land wind may reach 45 miles per hour. The wave height may be about nine to 14 feet in the delta, the Gulf of Mottama, along the Mon-Tanintharyi coast and offshore, according to the Meteorological Department.