Cyclone approaching Odisha! Updates here

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Bhubaneswar: While India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued cyclone warning for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts, the freshly formed Deep depression lay about 510 km east-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha) & 590 km east-northeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

“The Depression over northeast and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved westwards with a speed of 12 kmph in last 6 hours, intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of September 25, 2021, over north and adjoining eastcentral Bay of Bengal near Lat. 18.4°N and Long. 89.7°E, about 510 km east-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha) & 590 km east-northeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

It is likely to intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours. It is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh – south Odisha coasts between Vishakhapatnam & Gopalpur around Kalingapatnam by evening of 26th September, 2021,” the IMD stated in a bulletin.

Wind warning:

25th Sept: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph very likely over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal and increase gradually becoming gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from the evening and 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from 26th morning till evening.

Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph likely along and off OdishaNorth Andhra Pradesh coasts from today morning. It will gradually increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from afternoon of September 26 till midnight along & off north Andhra Pradesh & adjoining south Odisha coasts.

Sea condition:

Sea condition will be rough to very rough over east-central & adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal during next 12 hours.

Sea condition will be rough to very rough over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha, West Bengal and North Andhra Pradesh coasts during next 12 hours and become High from today evening till September 26 evening.

Sea condition will be rough to very rough over Northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts on September 27.

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