A depression has formed over the west-central Bay of Bengal that has led the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to simultaneously mark the probable risk of rain, wind speed and the state of the sea until the arrival ashore of the system, now extended through Monday night along the northern coast of Andhra Pradesh.
The IMD located the depression, about 430 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, 490 km southeast of Kakinada, and 520 km east-southeast of Narsapur. It would further intensify into a deep depression with system strength close only to a conventional cyclone, later on Monday night.
The likely deep depression would continue to move west-northwest and cross the northern coast of Andhra Pradesh between Narsapur and Vishakhapatnam. The projected time and day of landfall have also been adjusted with the change in the complexion of the storm from a depression to a deep depression.
Heavy rain, strong wind alert
Since then, the IMD has presented a detailed perspective of the associated climate likely to develop over the seas and adjacent lands. Light to moderate rains are forecast for most coastal locations in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Karnataka, Marathawada, South Odisha and South Chhattisgarh on Sunday.
This would be marked by strong to very strong falls on the coast of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema and the interior of Karnataka. A similar outlook is valid on Monday for Coastal Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Marathawada and Vidarbha with strong to very strong drops over Coastal Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Marathwada and Vidarbha.
Tuesday would see light to moderate rains in most locations Coastal Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Marathawada and Vidarbha with heavy to very heavy drops over Coastal Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Marathwada and Vidarbha . Extremely heavy rains (20 cm or more) are reported over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh on the same day. .
Winds projected at near cyclonic speeds
As for the strong wind warning for Sunday, stormy wind speeds reaching 45-55 km / h with gusts of up to 65 km / h prevail over the center-west and northwest of the adjacent bay; and 40-50 km / h with 60 km / h gusts over South-West Bay and along and off the coasts of Odisha-Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
On Monday, winds can rise up to 50-60 km / hr with gusts of up to 70 km / hr (deep depression to near cyclonic) over the center-west and adjacent to the northwest bay, southwest bay and along and off Odisha – amil Nadu-Puducherry coasts; and 55-65 km / h with gusts of 75 km / h along and off the coast of Andhra Pradesh.
Warning issued for fishermen
Raging winds at 45-55 km / hr may also prevail over the Gulf of Mannar (southeast coast of Tamil Nadu) for three days starting Sunday. The condition of the sea will be “rough to very rough” (wave heights of 8 to 20 feet) variously over the reference marine areas during all these days.
Anglers are advised not to venture into the Midwest and adjacent Northwest Bay; the south-west bay and along and off the coast of Odisha-Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu- Puducherry and over the Gulf of Mannar on Mondays and Tuesdays; and over the Gulf of Mannar on Tuesday, IMD said.
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