Warning
"Tropical Depression in Gulf of Thailand"
No. 8 Time Issued : November 02, 2010
At 5.00 a.m. today, the tropical depression was centered over Trang, southern Thailand with sustained wind about 50 km/hr. It is now moving west at a speed of 15 km/hr to cover Krabi and Phuket and through the Andaman Sea this morning. Widespread and torrential rain is likely much of the south from Surath Thani southward with wave 3-5 meters high.
People in risky areas along hill slope near waterways and in lowlands should beware of severe weather and possible flash flood. Residents along eastern south-coast should beware of force wind and high surge inshore. All ships in the Gulf keep ashore over this period.
During 3-4 days, the ridge of intense high pressure from China still covers Thailand. Cool and cold weather with windy are likely in upper part of the country while minimum temperature in the upper North and Northeast reaches 12-16 oC and on mountaintops 6-12 oC.
This severe weather conditions will be issued and notified periodically.
The advisory is in effect for Thailand from 2 November 2010
Issued at 5.30 a.m.
Weather Forecast Bureau, Meteorological Department
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Thai Meteorological department (02) 398-9874