****0000001558**** WTIN20 DEMS 231540 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI DATED 23.03.2025 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 23.03.2025 BASED ON 0300 UTC OF 23.03.2025. BAY OF BENGAL: A fresh cyclonic circulation lay over Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level at 0300 UTC of today, the 23rd March, 2025. Scattered low and medium clouds with embedded moderate to intense convection lay over southeast Bay of Bengal & Andaman Sea. Scattered low and medium clouds with embedded weak to moderate convection lay over North 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 Arabian Sea & Comorin 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