Cyclonic storm ” PABUK” over South China Sea

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New Delhi : A cyclonic storm “PABUK” lay centred at 8.30 hours IST on January 3, 2019, over South China Sea near latitude 6.0°N and longitude 105.0° E, about 1,500 km east-southeast of Port Blair. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and emerge into Andaman Sea around the forenoon on January 5, 2019.

Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Andaman Islands around evening/ night on January 6. Thereafter, it is very likely to move north-northwestwards and then recurve northeastwards towards Myanmar coast and weaken further during January 7&8, 2019, according to a PIB release.

Rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places likely to commence over Andaman Islands from January 5 evening. Intensity is very likely to increase with rainfall at most places and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places on January 6 and at isolated places on January 7. Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely to commence over Andaman Sea along and off south Myanmar and Thailand coast from January 4, 2019, evening.