New Delhi: The Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’ over southwest Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify further during next 12 hours. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross Sri Lanka coast, close to north of Trincomalee during today evening/night as a Cyclonic Storm with a wind speed of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph. It is very likely to move nearly west-northwestwards thereafter, emerge into Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Comorin area tomorrow December morning.
According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic storm with wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph would be centered very close to Pamban around tomorrow noon. It would then move nearly west-southwestwards and cross south Tamilnadu coast between Kanniyakumari and Pamban around early morning of December 4 as a Cyclonic Storm with wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph.
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Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated Extremely heavy falls are very likely over south Tamil Nadu (Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai) today and tomorrow; over south Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzah) tomorrow; and isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over south Tamil Nadu today and on December 4; and south Kerala tomorrow and the day after.
The Cyclone Warning Division said sea conditions was very rough to high over southwest Bay of Bengal and along and off east Sri Lanka coast and advised advises total suspension of fishing operation during December 2 to 5, 2020 over the area.
– globalbihari bureau
