Parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and the southern coast of Andhra Pradesh will begin to receive heavy rains under the influence of a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal. The low-pressure system is likely to intensify into a cyclone with wind speeds of up to 80 km per hour on Tuesday night and will be called Burevi.
The system is currently 930km southeast of Kanyakumari. Based on the current track, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the cyclone will continue to move northwest and cross the coast of Sri Lanka near Trincomalee on the afternoon or evening of December 2. It is likely to continue its westward movement to reach the Indian coast the next morning.
The cyclone reaches the tail of the severe cyclonic storm Nivar that made landfall in Karaikal, Puducherry, on November 25. It was the third named cyclone to hit the Indian coast in 2020; the first was Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan in May and Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga in June.
There would be strong winds reaching speeds of up to 65 km per hour off the coast of Tamil Nadu and Kerala on December 2 as the system approaches India.
According to the IMD forecast, it is likely to bring extremely heavy rains to parts of southern Tamil Nadu and southern Kerala on December 3, when it is likely to hit the Indian coast.
Sea conditions will range from rough to very rough from Monday through December 4, and the government is warning a complete suspension of fishing operations in the region. Fishermen have been warned to return to shore on Monday.
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