webfact Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Warnings of harsh weather, rain, storms for Thailand's SouthBy Digital MediaBANGKOK, Apr 17 – Thailand’s coastal provinces in the South have been on special alert for tropical storms, torrential rains, flooding and high tides, the weather bureau announced today.Residents on both sides of Thailand’s southern coasts, the Gulf of Thailand on the East and the Andaman Sea on the West, have been warned to closely monitor weather and rainfall given the swift movements of low pressure areas from the upper Andaman Sea and strong southwestern winds onto the mainland.The Meteorological Department said heavy rains will continue in several southern provinces including Petchaburi, Prachuab Kirikhan, Chumphon and Surat Thani in the next few days while waves in the Gulf of Thailand can be 2-3 metres high.Fishermen were discouraged from going to the sea during the next few days.So Hemkul, Songkhla disaster prevention and relief centre chief, said flash flood warnings have been issued for 16 districts after a special warning by the Southeastern Meteorological Centre.In the southwestern province of Ranong, the weather centre said low pressure over the Andaman Sea has brought heavy rains, with the highest volumes at 183mm and 180mm in Suksamran and Kaper districts.Weather centre chief Paiboon Iamsuwan described the rainfall as extremely high, adding that the low pressure will continue to impact Ranong for several days, and that residents of risk-prone areas, especially hillsides, were warned to remain cautious.Further south in Trang province, the Emerald Cave in the Andaman Sea, an “Unseen Thailand” attraction in Chao Mai national park, has been closed since last night due to strong winds and waves over two metres high.Island hopping trips to various attractions in the Andaman Sea were operated as usual today while some 300 tourists continued staying overnight on some scenic islands including Libong, Muk and Kradarn.However, the weather bureau asked that Andaman Sea boat trips be suspended for a few days. (MCOT online news) -- TNA 2013-04-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locationthailand Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Nothing worse than being caught is storms down South - if you are a tourist, better to come to Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunny and hot Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Yeah it came last night and the rain hasn't stopped now in Satun for 13 hours. Would be difficult being on one of the islands on holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Rained hard daily since Saturday. Relatively dry in our part of Ranong today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 what a load of rubbish, check out WG http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=85142&sty=m_menu http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=208459&sty=m_menu not a drop of rain coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangarang Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 what a load of rubbish, check out WG http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=85142&sty=m_menu http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=208459&sty=m_menu not a drop of rain coming Windguru? pssh... that website is a load of hot air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeENZ Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm in Koh Tao and its fine. Threatening rain, but it poured down a few days ago, and was welcome (water tanks getting low)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pormax Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I really don't think Thailand's weather forecasters have a clue as to what they are doing. In Prachonchai, Buriram, we badly need some rain and I daily check out two websites for the weather, one of which is Thai Visa for my in-laws who are farmers. The ground here isrock hard and they need to start ploughing the fields. For the past week up until yesterday it was forcasting our first real rain with predicted 23mm over the24 hours for today. Woke up this morning, was cloudy. Then checked the web site. Rain for today has almost disappeared with only 2mm forecast of which we had none. On the upside only a little (2mm) rain forecasted for yesterday and we had about 6mm. I have always said being a weather forecaster must be a great job. If you get it wrong - so what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 BUGGER, i am supposed to go to Ranong this saturday to do my 90 day leave the country bit for my multi visa, hopefully they are wrong as usual, dont look forward to a bumpy boat ride to the island from the yacht club even though it is a big boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Thai Met: http://www2.tmd.go.th/radar/cmpLoop.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pormax Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Thai Met: http://www2.tmd.go.th/radar/cmpLoop.php Great site!!! just opened it up and it is showing the date as 11th. April and today is the 17th!! No wonder people are sceptical of weather forecasters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayday49 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 what a load of rubbish, check out WG http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=85142&sty=m_menu http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=208459&sty=m_menu not a drop of rain coming Gee, relax and then think about what thou doth sayeth friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Thai Met: http://www2.tmd.go.th/radar/cmpLoop.php Great site!!! just opened it up and it is showing the date as 11th. April and today is the 17th!! No wonder people are sceptical of weather forecasters. Perhaps glasses are called for it's the 17th link & in UTC format ( Time & date ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibelius Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I use normally Windguru site and it shows good weather to Khanom & Sichon area for a week. I usually trust this site??? yesterday and today not rain, bit cloudy but nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunny and hot Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Perfect blue sky and sunshine today in Satun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abq2020 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Anyone have current info regarding status and impact at Koh Chang? Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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