Cyclone Jawad moving towards Odisha coast at 32 kmph; 670 km away from Gopalpur

Bhubaneswar: The Depression formed over southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) has intensified into a Deep Depression over westcentral and adjoining south BoB.

The system is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours and reach north Andhra and Odisha coast by tomorrow morning. Thereafter,  it is likely to recurve north-northeastwards and move along north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts during the subsequent 24 hours, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, , informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Centre.

The system, which moved with a speed of 32 kmph during past six hours, is currently located at 670 km south-southeast of Gopalpur and 760 km south-southwest of Paradip in Odisha.

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In its latest bulletin, the Regional MeT Centre said, “the depression over southeast BoB moved northwestwards with a speed of 32 kmph during past six hours, intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centered at 5.30 am today, over the westcentral and adjoining south BoB near Lat. 13.4°N and Long. 86.4°E, about 580 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, 670 km south-southeast of Gopalpur and 760 km south-southwest of Paradip.”