Severe Cyclonic Storm “FANI” intensifies into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm

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New Delhi : The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ over Southeast & adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal that moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 16 kmph in last six hours, intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and lay centred at 5.30 am on April 30, 2019, near latitude 11.7°N and longitude 86.5°E over Southeast & adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal, about 670 km east-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 690 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 760 km southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

It is very likely to intensify further into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 36 hours. It is very likely to move northwestwards till May 1, 2019, evening, and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards towards Odisha Coast.

Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Kerala during next 24 hours. Light to moderate rainfall at a few places very likely over north coastal Tamil Nadu & south coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 24 hours.

Light to moderate rainfall at a few places very likely over north coastal Andhra Pradesh & south coastal Odisha on May 2. It is likely to increase with rainfall at most places  with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over coastal Odisha & adjoining districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh on May 3 & 4. Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy falls at isolated places also very likely over coastal districts of West Bengal on May 3 & 4, according to a PIB release.

Gale wind speed reaching 100-110 kmph gusting to 125 kmph is prevailing over Southeast & adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal. It is very likely to increase gradually becoming 120-130 kmph gusting to 150 kmph over Southwest & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal from April 30 morning and 160-170 kmph gusting to 190 kmph over Westcentral & adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts from May 1, evening.

Strong wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph very likely along & off Tamilnadu & Puducherry coast, Comorin area and Gulf of Mannar is very likely to become squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph from April 30 morning & 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from April 30 evening along north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts for subsequent 24 hours.

Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to commence along & off north Andhra Pradesh & Odisha Coasts from May 2 and very likely to become gale wind, speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 85 kmph from May 3 morning and would increase gradually for subsequent 24 hours and decrease thereafter.

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