webfact Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Heavy weather warning for Phuket By The Phuket News Tropical Cyclone Storm ‘Amphan’ in the Bay of Bengal has gained maximum sustained winds of about 220km/h. Image: TMD PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a heavy weather warning for Phuket and the rest of the upper Andaman coast as Tropical Cyclone Storm “Amphan” in the Bay of Bengal gains speed and heads towards Bangladesh. The TMD reported that at 4am today (May 19), Amphan was centred at 15.2 degrees north, latitude 86.6 degrees east with maximum sustained winds of about 220km/h. The storm is moving north-northeast at a speed of about 15km/h. It is expected to make landfall in upper India and Bangladesh, noted the TMD warning, issued by TMD Director-General Gp Capt Somsak Khaosuwan. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/heavy-weather-warning-for-phuket-76102.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-05-19 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Quite a heavy swell at Kata beach today. Tide level higher than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Not much rain for Phuket as the cyclone moves north. The weather warning might be more appropriate for Dhaka. They'll be surfing down the delta in a few days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Old Croc said: Not much rain for Phuket as the cyclone moves north. I am also puzzled why this would be a specific threat for Phuket? Phuket is about the most distant place in Thailand from the path? Good luck to the poor in India and Bangladesh. Reports say it is equivalent to a category 5 hurricane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katatonic Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, LivinginKata said: Quite a heavy swell at Kata beach today. Tide level higher than normal. Re the tide, that's the new moon coming. It'll get higher until Tuesday and the general sea-level on the west coast is always higher in the SW monsoon, which has just begun too. They may as well open the beaches now as they're empty at this time of year anyway and we could at least walk and swim. Or surf. Edited May 19, 2020 by katatonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Good glassy 3' to 5 'smashable wave at southern end of Surin today but unable to go it and ride it ... Damned restrictions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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