Depression over northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha – West Bengal coasts

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New Delhi : The Depression over northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha – West Bengal coasts remained practically stationary during the past 3 hours and lay centred at 11.30 hrs IST of on August 6, 2019, near latitude 20.5⁰N and longitude 88.0⁰E, about 160 km southeast of Balasore (Odisha) and about 130 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal).

It is very likely to intensify into a Deep Depression during next 24 hours. It is very likely to move west northwestwards across Odisha – West Bengal coasts during next 48 hours. Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (≥ 20cm) very likely over Odisha on August 6 and  August 7.

Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy falls very likely over south Chhattisgarh during the same period. Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are also very likely over Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand during August 6 & 7, 2019, according to a PIB release. Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very likely over north Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on August 6 & 7.

Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph very likely along and off West Bengal- Odisha Coasts during next 48 hours. Strong winds speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph are also very likely over interior areas of Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand on  August 7.