Mr. Atirat Rattanaset, Deputy Minister of Transport, revealed that from the Meteorological Department’s announcement Warning Notice No. 4 “Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal (Effective March 21-22, 2022)” with a center at latitude 11.5 degrees north, longitude 93.5 degrees east, with maximum sustained winds near the center of about 55 kilometers (km) per hour ( hrs.) This storm is moving slightly north to the west. With a speed of about 8 km per hour, it is expected to move ashore in Myanmar on March 22.
As a result, the south and southeasterly winds that prevail over the northern, central, eastern and southern regions are stronger. causing Thailand to have more rain with some heavy rain in the north, central and southern parts of the east coast with heavy to very heavy rain in the southern west coast
Mr. Atirat said that wind waves in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand are stronger. The upper Andaman Sea has waves 2-3 meters high and about 3 meters high in thundershowers. The lower Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand have 1-2 meters high and about 2 meters high in thunderstorm areas.
In this regard, the Marine Department has ordered by the regional port offices and branches and the Office of Waterway Development and Maintenance in all areas across the country. Closely monitor the situation and weather news information. Ready to prepare staff, cars, boats and equipment to help the victims to go out to work to help people immediately in case of an emergency in the area and issued an announcement that sailors in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand should sail with caution and avoid sailing in thunderstorm areas For small boats in the upper Andaman Sea should stay ashore during this period. and if people encounter water insecurity incidents Can notify at the port office in the area. or at the hotline 1199 24 hours a day