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New Delhi : Latest satellite and Ship observations indicate that the well marked low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal &neighbourhood concentrated into a Depression and at 5.30 am on November 30, 2020, lay centered over southeast Bay of Bengal about 750 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) and 1150 km east-southeast of Kanyakumari (India).
It is very likely to intensify further into a Deep Depression during next 24 hours. It is also likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm andis very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross Sri Lanka coast around December 2, 2020, evening. It is very like to move nearly westwards thereafter and emerge into Comorin area on December 3, 2020, morning, according to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated Extremely heavy falls very likely over south Tamilnadu and south Kerala on December 2, 2020, and Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over these regions on December 1, 3, and 4, 2020, according to a PIB release. Heavy to very heavy rainfall at Isolated places very likely over north Tamilnadu, Puducherry, Mahe and Kariakal and north Kerala during December 2 & 3, 2020, and isolated heavy rainfall during December 1 & 2, 2020.
Heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh during December 2 & 3, 2020, and over Lakshadweep during December 3 & 4, 2020.
Squally Weather (wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph) very likely over central parts of South Bay of Bengal on November 30, 2020. It would gradually increase becoming 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal from December 1 night and 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmphover southwest Bay of Bengal, along & off Sri Lanka coast and 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph over Comorin Area, Gulf of Mannar, and Tamilnadu-Kerala coasts from December 2 forenoon for next 24 hours.