Bhubaneswar: The Depression over Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal has triggered a Cyclone Alert for Andhra Pradesh and adjoining South Odisha coasts, the IMD said on Sunday.
According to the 8:30 am IST bulletin on October 25, the Depression moved southeastwards at 5 kmph during the past six hours and lay centered at 5:30 am today near Latitude 15.3°N and Longitude 91.2°E, about 440 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 880 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam, 980 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 1080 km east of Machilipatnam and 1150 km east of Bapatla.
The system is very likely to move nearly southwards, intensify into a Deep Depression and then gradually recurve west-northwestwards over the Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal today.
Continuing west-northwestwards, it is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over Eastcentral and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal by October 26 morning, and into a severe cyclonic storm over westcentral Bay of Bengal around morning of October 27.Thereafter, it is likely to move northwestwards, intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach Westcentral Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh coast around morning of October 28.
It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of October 28, the IMD said. The IMD has issued an Orange Message in this regard.
