Fingers Crossed! Cyclone Jawad may spare Odisha coast

Bhubaneswar: Forecasted Cyclone Jawad over the Bay of Bengal may not affect the Odisha coast severely as the system is likely to reach west-central Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coasts around the morning of December 4 and move north-northeastwards, thereafter.

“The Well Marked Low Pressure Area over southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards, concentrated into a Depression and lay centered at 1730 hrs IST of today, the 2nd December 2021, over southeast Bay of Bengal near Lat. 11.0°N and Long. 89.0°E, about 960 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 1020 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha) & 1060 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha),” a bulletin of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued at 8.30 PM today said.

“It is likely to move northwestwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm over central parts of the Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours. It is likely to reach west-central Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coasts around 4th December morning. Thereafter it is likely to move north-northeastwards,” the bulletin added.

The agency also issued a forecast track of the system (pic below).

Wind Warning:

* Wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph over southeast & adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal, from 3rd December morning.

* Gale winds speed reaching 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph likely to prevail over central Bay of Bengal from the morning of 3rd December evening and gradually increase becoming 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph over northwest & adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal from the morning of 4th December for the subsequent 24 hours.

* Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph likely to commence along & off North Andhra Pradesh–Odisha coasts from the mid-night of 3rd December and increase gradually becoming 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph from 4th December morning, for the subsequent 12 hours.

* Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph also likely to commence along & off West Bengal coast from 4th December morning and become Gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from the evening of 4th December for the subsequent 12 hours.

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