Bhubaneswar: The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Arnab over the Bay of Bengal is likely to become more ferocious in the next few hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed.
As per the latest IMD forecast, the maximum sustained surface wind speed around the centre of the cyclone is currently 130 to 140 kmph gusting to 155 kmph.
However, between 11:30 am and 5:30 pm today, the wind speed in the middle of the sea is likely to increase to 150-160 kmph with gusting up to 180 kmph. The IMD table shows that Arnab will remain a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm till tomorrow morning.
After tonight, the wind speed will gradually decrease. By 11:30 pm tonight, the sustained wind speed is likely to be 135-145 kmph gusting to 160 kmph.
By 5:30 am tomorrow (28th October), it will slightly reduce to 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph, while still remaining a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm. By tomorrow evening, the system will weaken into a Severe Cyclonic Storm with wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.
From October 29 onwards, Cyclone Arnab will further weaken into a Deep Depression and then into a Depression.
