Sunday 4 May 2008

Tropical depression “NARGIS”

Tropical depression “NARGIS

Since a few days this depression is raging and closing in on Thailand.

The Thai meteorological Department has issued various warnings, here's the latest;


Warning
"Tropical depression “NARGIS” "
No. 13 (63/2551) Time Issued : May 04, 2008

At 07.00 a.m. today, tropical depression “NARGIS” was downgraded to the low pressure cell over Thai-Myanmar boundary and Mae Hong Son province of Thailand. This active low cell is expected to weaken and dispel then. Abundance rainfalls with a succession of isolated heavy rain likely remain over the upper part of the country especially in the North, the Central and the East until 5 May. People in disaster areas should beware of flooding conditions during 4-6 May. The areas include as following provinces: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Chumphon, Ranong, Chanthaburi and Trat.

In the Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf of Thailand, high sea remains from Nakhon Si Thammarat northwards. All ships should proceed with caution, and small boats should keep ashore until 6 May 2008.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hope it won't come to flooding there.

Richard

Camille Lemmens said...

At the moment we're doing fine!