Bhubaneswar: The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Hamoon’ over Northwest and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal is likely to weaken during the next six hours, the India Meteorological Department informed on Tuesday evening.
The storm had moved east-northeastwards with a speed of 23 kmph during past 6 hours and was centred about 330 km east of Paradip (Odisha), 290 km east-southeast of Digha (West Bengal), 190 km south of Khepupara (Bangladesh) and 305 km southwest of Chittagong (Bangladesh) at 11.30 am.
“It is likely to weaken gradually into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 6 hours. It is likely to further weaken while moving northeastwards and cross Bangladesh coast close to south of Chittagong by early hours of October 25 as a Cyclonic Storm with wind speed of 80 to 90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph,” it added.
Under its influence, light to moderate rain/ thundershower may occur at one or two places in coastal Odisha, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Soundergarh, Deogarh, Angul,Dhenkanal, Kandhamal, Boudh, Rayagada and Koraput till 8.30 am on Wednesday. Light to moderate rain/ thundershower is also likely at one or two places in coastal Odisha, Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri during the subsequent 24 hours. Dry weather will prevail thereafter.
The weather agency further said that sea conditions along and off Odisha coasts will remain rough to very rough till October 25, squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph may prevail till October 24 morning and decrease thereafter. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea along and off Odisha coast and North adjoining central Bay of Bengal till October 25. All ports in Odisha have been asked to hoist Distant warning Signal No-2.
