Bhubaneswar: The well-marked low-pressure area over Southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal now lies over Westcentral and adjoining areas of Eastcentral & south Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department informed on Wednesday.
“It is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression over Westcentral Bay of Bengal during next 6 hours. Thereafter, it would move northwestwards and may intensify into a deep depression over Westcentral Bay of Bengal off Andhra Pradesh coast on November 16. Subsequently, it would recurve north-northeastwards and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast on November 15.”
The weather agency has issued orange warning of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall ranging from 115.6 to 204.4 mm for coastal Odisha on November 16.
It had earlier predicted light to moderate rainfall at a few places in coastal districts of Odisha on November 15 with the intensity of downpour increasing in the subsequent two days with isolated very heavy rainfall on November 16. Yellow warning was issued for November 16-17.
NOVEMBER 15
Light to moderate rain/thundershower may occur at a few places in Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput and at one or two places in Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Cuttack.
NOVEMBER 16
Yellow warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued for one or two places in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Puri . Heavy rainfall also likely at one or two places in Ganjam, Khurda, Bhadrak , Cuttack, Jajpur, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh districts.
Light to moderate rain/thundershower may also occur at most places places in Ganjam, Puri, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh and at many places in Balasore, Gajapati, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur & at a few places in Angul, Boudh, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and at one or two places in remaining districts of Odisha.
NOVEMBER 17
Yellow warning of heavy rainfall issued for one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, and Kendrapada.
Light to moderate rain/thundershower may also occur at most places places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur and at many places in Kendrapada, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri and at a few places in Angul, Sundargarh, Deogarh and at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Ganjam, Boudh, and Kandhamal districts.
WIND WARNING
November 15: Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely over Westcentral and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha and adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coasts
November 16: Squally weather (wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph) over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal, along and off Odisha and adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coasts.
November 17: Squally weather (wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph) along and off Odisha, West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coasts.
November 18: Squally weather (wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph) likely over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal, along and off Odisha, West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coasts.
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