Cyclonic storm in south-east Bay of Bengal likely by Saturday evening

-globalbihari bureau

New Delhi: The Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department, has said that yesterday’s Low Pressure Area over southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) and adjoining south Andaman Sea, is very likely to concentrate into a Depression over central parts of south BoB on Friday and further intensify into a Cyclonic Storm over the same region by Saturday evening.

The cyclone is very likely to move northwestwards initially till Sunday and then re-curve north-north-eastwards towards north Bay of Bengal on 18th & 19th May.

In association with the above system, the conditions are also becoming favourable for advance of southwest monsoon over south BoB, Andaman Sea and Andaman & Nicobar Islands around  Saturday, it stated. It added: “Under the influence of the system, adverse weather is likely over south & central Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Sea from 15th May onwards.”

Warnings:

Rainfall (over Andaman & Nicobar Islands):Light to moderate rainfall at most places very likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islandson 15^th& 16^th May. Heavy rainfall at isolated places is also likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on these two days.

Rainfall (over Odisha & Gangetic West Bengal)

• Coastal Odisha is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall with heavy falls at a few places on 18^th May and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places on 19^th. Coastal districts of Gangetic West Bengal is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall with heavy falls at a few places on 19^th May and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal on 20^th May.

Wind warning

Sea condition

• Sea condition will be rough to very rough over south &adjoining central BoBand Andaman Sea on 15^th – 16^th May afternoon. It will be High to very High over southwest &adjoining westcentralBoB from the evening of 16^th May to 17^th May, over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral& northeast BoB on 18^th May and over north and adjoining central BoB on 19^th May 2020.

 Fishermen Warning

• The fishermen are advised not to venture into south and central Bay of Bengal from 15^th May 2020.Those who are out at Sea over these regions are advised to return to coasts by tomorrow.
• Also, fishermen are advised not to venture into west-central Bay of Bengaloff North Andhra Pradesh coast on May 18 and into north Bay of Bengal  along & off Odisha-West Bengal coasts from May 18 onwards. Those who are out at Sea over these regions are advised to return to coasts by May 17.