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A cyclonic storm, which will be named Mandous, has started taking shape with the low pressure area becoming well-marked over the southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) on Tuesday.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the system is likely to concentrate into a depression by this evening. As per the forecast, the system is likely to intensify further gradually into a cyclonic storm.
“The cyclonic storm will reach near north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh coasts by December 8 morning,” said IMD.
WML over southeast BoB at 0830hrs IST of 6th Dec. To concentrate into a Depression over Southeast BoB by 6 Dec https://t.co/sQp1nWKa2q intensify further gradually into CS and reach near north TN-Puducherry & AP coasts by 8 Dec morning. pic.twitter.com/kit7kXNSZp
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 6, 2022
The cyclonic storm will continue to move westnorth-westwards towards north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry & adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts during the subsequent 48 hours.
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Forecast track and intensity
6.12.22 (1730 IST): Maximum sustained surface wind speed of 40-50 gusting to 60 Kmph
7.12.22 (1730 IST): Maximum sustained surface wind speed of 60-70 gusting to 80 kmph
8.12.22 (1730 IST): Maximum sustained surface wind speed of 80-90 gusting to 100 kmph
9.12.22 (1730 IST): Maximum sustained surface wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph
10.12.22 (0530 IST): Maximum sustained surface wind speed of 65-75 gusting to 85 kmph
Sea condition
Sea condition likely to be rough to very rough over Andaman Sea on December 6.
Sea condition likely to be rough to very rough over Southeast Bay of Bengal during December 6 and 7 Sea condition likely to be rough to very rough over Southwest and adjoining areas of Westcentral Bay of Bengal till December 7 evening and very rough to high thereafter till December 10 evening and improve gradually thereafter.
Sea condition likely to be rough to very rough along and off South Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Sri Lanka coasts on December 7 , 8 and 10 and high on December 9.
