Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic storm developing in the Bay of Bengal is likely to reach near the coasts of West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh on May 26 as a severe cyclone, the IMD meteorologist Umashankar Das said on Thursday.
A well-marked low-pressure system existing in the Bay of Bengal to move northeastwards & concentrate into a depression over central parts of the Bay of Bengal by the morning of May 24th. Thereafter, it is very likely to continue to move northeastwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the east-central Bay of Bengal by the 25th of May morning.
Subsequently, it would move nearly northwards and reach near Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts by the 26th of May evening as a severe cyclonic storm.
If the system develops into a cyclone, it will named Remal, which means ‘sand’ in Arabic. It is unlikely to have any direct impact on Odisha. There is, however, a forecast for light to moderate rainfall in many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places in Balasore district of Odisha from May 25 to 27.
Wind Warning:
Squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely to prevail over the central and adjoining South Bay of Bengal on 23rd May. It would become 50-60 kmph gusting to 70
kmph over the central Bay of Bengal on 24th May.
It would extend to adjoining areas of the North Bay of Bengal with gale wind speeds reaching
60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from 25th May morning. It would further increase becoming
100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph over north Bay of Bengal and 70-80 kmph gusting to 90
kmph over the adjoining central Bay of Bengal from the 26th morning for the subsequent 24 hours.
Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely along & off adjoining North Odisha coasts from 25th May evening.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into the south Bay of Bengal till 24th May, the central Bay of Bengal till 26th May and the North Bay of Bengal from 24th May onwards till the morning of 27th May. Fishermen out at sea are advised to return to the coast.
Rainfall forecast & warning in association with the system
Day 3 Forecast Heavy Rainfall Warning
(Valid from 8:30 hrs IST Light to moderate rain/thundershower
of 25.05.2024 to 8:30 Hrs very likely to occur at many places over Nil
of 26.05.2024) the districts of north Odisha, and at a
few places over the districts of south Odisha.
Day 4 Yellow Warning
(Be updated)
( Valid from 8:30 Hrs IST Light to moderate rain/thundershower very Heavy to very heavy
of 26.05.2024 to 8:30 Hrs likely to occur at many places over the districts of rainfall(7 to 20cm) likely
IST of 27.05.2024) north Odisha, and at a few places over the districts at isolated places over
of south Odisha. the districts of Balasore
and heavy rainfall
(7 to 11 cm) likely
at isolated places over
the district of Bhadrak
and Kendrapara.
Day 5 Yellow Warning
(Be Updated)
Light to moderate rain/thundershower very likely Heavy rainfall
(Valid from 8:30 Hrs IST to occur at many places over the districts of north (7to 11cm) likely
of 27.052024 to 8:30 Hrs Odisha, and at a few places over the districts of at isolated places
IST of 28.05.2024) south Odisha. over the districts of
Mayurbhanj, Balasore
and Bhadrak.
