Depression Over West-central Bay of Bengal Intensifies Into Deep Depression: IMD

Bhubaneswar: The Depression over West-central Bay of Bengal has intensified in to a Deep Depression, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.

At present, it lay centered some 250 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, 290 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and 330 km east-southeast of Narsapur (Andhra Pradesh).

“It is very likely to move west-north-westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh coast between Narsapur & Vishakhapatnam, close to Kakinada during the early morning of October 13 as a Deep Depression with wind speed of 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph,” said IMD.

The #Depression over #Westcentral Bay of Bengal moved #west-northwestwards with a speed of #06kmph during past #06hours, #intensified in to a #DeepDepression and lay centred at #1130hrs IST of today, 2020 about #250km #southsoutheast of #Vishakhapatnam,

— Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar (@mcbbsr) October 12, 2020

Here Is Complete Weather Outlook For Next Two Days

Wind warning:

-October 12: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is prevailing over west central & adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal and along & off south Odisha-Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu & Puducherry coasts & 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is also prevailing over northwest Bay of Bengal and north Odisha coast.

-October 13: Squally wind speed would increase to 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph over west central Bay of Bengal and along & off Andhra Pradesh coast and 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph over adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, southwest Bay of Bengal and along & off Odisha- Tamil Nadu & Puducherry coasts from the evening of October 12 till the noon of October 13.

Squally winds, speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph are also likely to prevail over Gulf of Mannar on 12th & 13th October.

Rainfall warning:

October 12: Light to moderate rainfall with heavy to very heavy rain likely to occur at a few places and Extremely heavy rainfall (>20 cm per day) at isolated places would occur over east & west Godavari, Vishakhapatnam, Vijayanagaram & Srikakulam districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall also likely at isolated places over Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Raygada, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Khurda & Puri districts of south Odisha.

October 13: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in Telangana, Karnataka, Rayalaseema, south Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra & Marathawada and heavy falls at isolated places over north coastal Andhra Pradesh, south Odisha, and Vidarbha.

October 14: Light to moderate rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall (>20 cm per day) at isolated places would occur over north Maharashtra.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to occur over Konkan & Goa, south Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada and heavy falls at isolated places over coastal & south interior Karnataka.

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