Warning

"Heavy rain and strong wind-wave in Southern Thailand"

No. 15 Time Issued : November 25, 2011

The strong northeast monsoon affects torrential rain and isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in the south east-coast from Surat Thani southward. People in risky areas along foothills near waterways and in lowlands are warned of flash flood. The areas include Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Trang and Satun. The strong wind-waves in the lower Gulf of Thailand from Nakhon Si Thammarat southward are expected 2-3 meters high. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats stay ashore. People along southern east-coast are warned of high surfs.

The ridge of active high pressure and the westerly trough from Myanmar covers upper Thailand. Temperature is expected to reduce rapidly with continuous cooler weather and frost on high mountains of the North.

The advisory is in effect for Thailand from 25 November 2011

Issued at 4.30 a.m.

Weather Forecast Bureau, Meteorological Department

Ministry of Information and Communication Technology

Those were some big waves in Nakhon.

Three-metre tidal waves yesterday swept through 3 kilometres of the beachfront Tha Sala district in Nakhon Si Thammarat, damaging 40 homes and shops as well as prompting hectic evacuation efforts.

The waves, blown inland by a seasonal but premature monsoon, also threatened to capsize 300 fishing trawlers anchored nearby, forcing crew members to hurriedly push them ashore.

The storm, which lasted for an hour, brought with it waves that crashed barely 50 metres away from the main road.