Bhubaneswar: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal moved slowly northwestwards at 5 kmph during the past six hours and is likely to weaken gradually over the next 12 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its bulletin issued at 3.30 pm on Wednesday.
At 11.30 am, the system was centred near latitude 16.6°N and longitude 81.8°E, about 20 km north-northeast of Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh, 44 km south-southwest of Yanam, 60 km south-southwest of Kakinada, 80 km east-northeast of Machilipatnam, 100 km east of Gannavaram and 120 km southwest of Tuni.
The IMD said the system is very likely to move north-northwestwards during the next 48 hours while gradually losing intensity.
It is likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm during the next six hours and further into a deep depression during the subsequent six hours, the weather agency said.
The system is under continuous surveillance by the Doppler Weather Radar at Machilipatnam, the bulletin added.
