Cyclone Fengal Likely Over Bay In 6 Hours; Night Temp To Rise In Odisha Amid Rainfall Activity

Bhubaneswar: The Deep Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Wednesday.

“The Deep Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 11.30 am, about 110 km east of Trincomalee, 350 km southeast of Nagappattinam, 450 km southeast of Puducherry and 530 km south-southeast of Chennai. It is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm during next 6 hours. Thereafter, it will continue to move north-northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu coast skirting Sri Lanka coast during the subsequent 2 days.”

It further stated that there is good consensus among various model on its movement, intensity and landfall. “Most of the models are indicating intensification into marginal cyclonic storm during November 27 to November 29 and gradual weakening of the system thereafter.”

The system is being tracked by DWR Karaikal. A continuous watch is being maintained for the movement and intensification of system, it added.

Forecast track & intensity

If the system becomes a cyclone, it would be named ‘Fengal’, a name suggested by Saudi Arabia. It is a word rooted in Arabic and represents a blend of linguistic tradition and cultural identity, reflecting the regional diversity within the WMO/UNESCAP naming panel.

Sea condition

According to the weather agency, sea condition is likely to be very rough over southwest Bay of Bengal & along and off Sri Lanka coast till November27/0900 UTC, which 5 hours and 30 minutes behind India Standard Time. It is likely to become high from November 27/1200 UTC till November 29. Rough to very rough sea condition is likely along & off Tamil Nadu-Puducherry and South Andhra Pradesh coasts till November 29. Rough to very rough sea condition is likely over adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal from November 27/1200 UTC till November 29.

Rain forecast

Impact on Odisha

Though the system will not have any direct impact over Odisha, it will lead to moisture incursion and trigger rains in parts of the state for three days from November 28.

Light rain may occur at one or two places in Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Ganjam and Gajapati districts on November 28, coastal Odisha, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri on November 29, and coastal Odisha, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Mayurbhanj on November 30.

The MeT office has also warned of shallow to moderate fog at one or two places in  Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Kandhamal and Kalahandi on November 27-28.

In the last 24 hours, G Udayagiri was the coldest in Odisha at 8.4°C followed by Phulbani (8.5), Semiliguda (8.7), Bhawanipatna (10.4), Daringbadi (10.5) and Rourkela (10.7). The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 15.7°C and 15°C respectively.

Dense fog also engulfed Rourkela and Phulani, reducing visibility to 50 metres. Moderate fog was seen in Bhawanipatna.

It further stated that the night temperature across the state is likely to rise by 2-4°C during the next 3 days with no large change during the subsequent 2 days.

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