Bhubaneswar: The Deep Depression (remnant of cyclonic storm ‘Asani’) over coastal Andhra Pradesh remained practically stationary during the last six hours and weakened into a Depression over the same region on Thursday.
The system lay centred at 0530 hours IST of today close to West of Machilipatnam. It is likely to hover around the same region and weaken further into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area during the next 12 hours.
Under its influence, light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema and light to moderate rainfall at a few places over coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal today.
Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to prevail along & off Krishna, East & West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, and Yanam of Puducherry during the next 12 hours.
Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely to prevail along & off adjoining districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and off Odisha coast during the same period.
Sea condition is likely to be very rough to rough over westcentral & adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal during 12 hours and improve thereafter.
In view of this, there is a total suspension of fishing operations over westcentral Bay of Bengal and over northwest Bay of Bengal during the next 12 hours. Fishermen are advised not to venture into westcentral Bay of Bengal along and off Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts and Northwest Bay of Bengal on May 12.
