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New Delhi : The Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’ over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 13 kmph during past six hours and lay centered at 5.30 pm on December 2, 2020, over southwest Bay of Bengal about 70 km east-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 290 km east-southeast of Pamban (India), and 480 km east-northeast of Kanniyakumari (India).
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross Sri Lanka coast around latitude 9.00N, to north of Trincomalee by December 2, 2020, midnight, as a Cyclonic Storm at a wind speed of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph. It is very likely to move nearly west-northwestwards thereafter, emerge into Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Comorin area on December 3, 2020, morning.
The Cyclonic Storm at a wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph would be centered very close to Pamban around December 3 noon. It would then move nearly west-southwestwards across Pamban area by afternoon and cross south Tamilnadu coast between Pamban and Kanniyakumari during December 3 night and December 4 early morning as a Cyclonic Storm at a wind speed of 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph. Thus its impact on south Tamilnadu coastal districts is very likely to commence from December 3 forenoon initially over Ramanathapuram district and gradually towards Kanniyakumari district, according to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).