New Delhi: Cyclonic Storm ‘Jawad’ today weakened into a deep depression and laid centered at westcentral Bay of Bengal near Lat. 16.9°N and Long. 84.8°E, about 180 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 260 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha), 330 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha) and 420 km south-southwest of Paradip (Odisha).
It is likely to move north-northeast wards and weaken further into a depression by tomorrow morning. It is likely to reach Odisha coast near Puri around tomorrow noon, the India Meteorological Department stated today.
Subsequently, it is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards along Odisha coast towardsWest Bengal coast and weaken into a well marked low pressure area during subsequent 24 hours.
– global bihari bureau
