Bhubaneswar: A Low Pressure Area is likely to form over North Bay of Bengal around August 13. It is likely to become more marked during the subsequent 24 hours and move west-northwestwards thereafter.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also warned that enhance rainfall activity is likely over Odisha till August 16.
As per the warning, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj today till early morning of August 12.
Similar weather condition is to prevail over the districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Angul, Cuttack, Khordha, Dhenkanal, Sambalpur, and Bargarh for the next 24 hours i.e. till the early morning of August 13.
From August 13 to the early morning of August 14, heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, and Kalahandi.
Similarly, over the districts of Nawarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Sambalpur, Angul, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, and Cuttack from August 14 to early morning of August 15.
Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Khordha, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Balasore, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, and Jharsuguda during the same period.
From August 15, till the early morning of August 16, heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) is very likely to occur at isolated places over the districts of Nawarangpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, and Bargarh.
Under the influence of strong monsoon flow and anticipated low pressure area, Squally weather with gusty surface wind speed reaching 45 to 55 kmph very likely over Northwest adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast during 11-12 August and Squally surface wind speed reaching 45 to 55 kmph gusting 65kmph very likely along & off Odisha coast & North adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal during 13 to 15th August.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into deep sea area of Northwest adjoining West Central Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast during 11-12 August and not to venture into sea along & off Odisha coast, North adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal during 13th to 15th August.
