Bhubaneswar: The Depression over Northwest and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centered about 200 km east-southeast of Balasore and 130 km east-southeast of Digha at 1130 IST of today i.e. August 19.
It is to move West-Northwestwards and cross the coast between Balasore & Sagar Islands by today evening. After landfall, it would continue to move west-northwestwards across north Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand towards north Chhattisgarh and weaken gradually.
Under its influence, rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over North Odisha. Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over South Odisha & Gangetic West Bengal on August 19.
On August 20, rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at a few places over Northwest Odisha, Jharkhand & Vidarbha. Rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places over remaining parts of Odisha, south Chhattisgarh and West Madhya Pradesh.
Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is very likely over North Bay of Bengal and along & off West Bengal, Odisha & Bangladesh coasts during next 03 hours. It is likely to increase becoming 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph from noon till midnight of today over North Bay of Bengal and along & off north Odisha (Balasore, Bhadrak and adjoining Mayurbhanj Districts) and West Bengal (North & South 24 Parganas, East & West Medinipur Districts) coasts.
Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 gusting to 65 kmph during the same period along & off remaining districts of coastal Odisha & West Bengal. It would improve gradually becoming squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 65 kmph over Northwest Bay of Bengal along & off West Bengal and Odisha coasts from 20th forenoon for subsequent 24 hours.
Sea condition is likely to be rough to very rough over North Bay of Bengal and along & off West Bengal, Odisha & Bangladesh coasts on 19th. Sea condition would gradually improve becoming rough over Northwest Bay of Bengal and along & off West Bengal & Odisha coasts from 20th August. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into North Bay of Bengal and along & off West Bengal, Odisha & Bangladesh coasts till 20th August.
