Andhra To Face Cyclone Asani Fury? Check IMD & JTWC Forecast; Rain, Wind & Tidal Surge Alert

Bhubaneswar: The severe cyclonic storm Asani is likely to weaken into a cyclonic storm and move close to the Kakinada-Vishakhapatnam coasts by Wednesday morning. “Thereafter, it is very likely to recurve slowly north-northeastwards and move along Andhra Pradesh coast between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam and then emerge into Northwest Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest bulletin.

It is likely to weaken into a depression by Thursday morning.

According to Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the United States, the cyclone may make landfall near Gudivada in Andhra Pradesh and exit back into the Bay of Bengal near Visakhapatnam.

“The cyclonic storm may make landfall within the next 24 hours near the eastern India coast between Gudivada and exit near Visakhapatnam. Once the system finally exits back into the Bay of Bengal, it will encounter warm water. However, it will be offset by a sharp drop in ocean heat content and drier offshore flow with increasing vertical wind shear. The shear will ultimately weaken the low-level vortex as it drifts to the north in the northern Bay of Bengal,” the JTWC said.

Senior Meteorologist Jason Nicholls tweeted: “Severe Cyclonic Storm Asani will brush the northeast coast of Andhra Pradesh before turning NE and rapidly weakening starting Tuesday night or Wednesday. Heavy rain and gusty winds likely along the coast of Andhra Pradesh & NE coast of Tamil Nadu into Thursday.” 

CHECK RAINFALL, WIND & TIDAL SURGE WARNING

Rainfall Warning

May 10

Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh and rainfall at a few places with heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal Odisha from Tuesday night.

May 11

Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls is likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh and heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely over coastal Odisha & adjoining coastal West Bengal.

May 12

Light to moderate rainfall likely at a few places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely over coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal.

Wind Warning

Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is prevailing along and off Andhra Pradesh coast. It is likely to increase becoming 55-65 Kmph gusting to 75 kmph from early hours of May 11 and gale wind speed reaching 75-85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph during morning to noon of May 11 along & off Andhra Pradesh coast (Krishna, East & West Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts).

Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to continue along & off Odisha coast from May 10-12 and along & off West Bengal coast from May 11-12 evening.

Storm Surge Warning

Storm surge of height about 0.5 m above astronomical tide is likely to inundate low lying areas of Krishna, East and West Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh.

While local cautionary signal No.3 (LC-3) has been hoisted at Gopalpur port, distant warning signal No.2 (DW-2) is up at all other ports of Odisha.