Cyclonic Storm FANI ‘to move northwestwards till 01st May and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards towards Odisha Coast.

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Cyclonic Storm FANI ‘to move northwestwards till 01st May and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards towards Odisha Coast.

By PIB Delhi

The Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 18 kmphin last six hours and lay centred at 1430 hrs IST of 29th April, 2019 near latitude 9.7°N and longitude 86.8°E over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood, about 620 km east-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 810 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 950 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh). It is very likely to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Stormduring next 06 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during subsequent 24 hours. It is very likely to move northwestwards till 01st May and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards towards Odisha Coast.

Forecast track and intensity are given in the following table:

Date/Time(IST)Position (Lat. 0N/ long. 0E)Maximum sustained surface wind speed (Kmph)Category of cyclonic disturbance
29.04.19/14309.7/86.885-95 gusting to 110Cyclonic Storm
29.04.19/173010.0/86.895-105 gusting to 120Severe Cyclonic Storm
29.04.19/233010.6/86.5110-120 gusting to 135Severe Cyclonic Storm
30.04.19/053011.2/86.2120-130 gusting to 145Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
30.04.19/113011.7/85.7130-140 gusting to 155Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
30.04.19/233012.6/84.6140-150 gusting to 165Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
01.05.19/113013.2/84.0150-160 gusting to 175Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
01.05.19/233013.8/83.8160-170 gusting to 185Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
02.05.19/113014.7/83.9170-180 gusting to 195Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
02.05.19/233016.1/84.1170-180 gusting to 195Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
03.05.19/113017.2/84.5165-175 gusting to 190Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
03.05.19/233018.3/85.0160-170 gusting to 185Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
04.05.19/113019.4/85.8155-165 gusting to 180Very Severe Cyclonic Storm

Warnings:

  1. Heavy rainfall warning
  • Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Kerala on 29th & 30th April, 2019. Light to moderate rainfall at a few places over north coastal Tamil Nadu & south coastal Andhra Pradesh on 29th & 30th April, 2019.
  • Light to moderate rainfall at few places very likely over north coastal Andhra Pradesh & south coastal Odisha on 2nd May. It is likely to increase in intensity with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal Odisha & adjoining districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh from 3rd May. Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places also very likely to commence over coastal districts of West Bengal from 3rd May.
  1. Wind warning
  • Gale wind speed reaching 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph is prevailing over Southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood. It is very likely to increase gradually becoming 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph over Southwest Bay of Bengal from 30th morning and 160-170 kmph gusting to 185 kmph over southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal off north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts from 01st May evening.
  • Strong wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph very likely along & off Tamilnadu & Puducherry coast, Comorin area and Gulf of Mannar on today the 29thApril, becoming squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph from 30th morning. It is very likely to become squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from 30th evening along north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts.
  • Strong wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph very likely along & off Kerala coast on today the 29thApril and becoming squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph on 30th.
  • Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to commence along & off north Andhra Pradesh & Odisha Coasts from 2nd May and likely to become 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from 3rdMay onwards over the same area.
  1. Sea condition
  • The sea condition is very high over Southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood. It is likely to become phenomenal over southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal, off north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts from 30th morning and over westcentral Bay of Bengal off Andhra Pradesh Coast during 1-3 May 2019.
  • Sea conditions very likely to be rough to very rough along & off Puducherry, Tamilnadu  and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts till 1st May 2019, along & off north Andhra Pradesh Coasts on 1-3 May and along & off Odisha Coast from 2nd May onwards.
  1. Fishermen Warning
  • The fishermen are advised not to venture into deep sea areas of Southeast Bay of Bengal & adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean, Southwest Bay of Bengal and off Sri Lanka coast on today the 29th April; Southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal, along & off Sri Lanka, Puducherry, Tamilnadu & south Andhra Pradesh coasts till 1st May, westcentral Bay of Bengal, along & off north Andhra Pradesh Coast during 1-3 May 2019 and northwest & adjoining west]central Bay of Bengal along & off Odisha and West Bengal coasts from 2 May onwards. 
  • Those, who are out in deep sea above areas are advised to return to the coasts.

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Antara Tripathy M.Sc., B.Ed. by qualification and bring 15 years of media reporting experience.. Coverred many illustarted events like, G20, ICC,MCCI,British High Commission, Bangladesh etc. She took over from the founder Editor of IBG NEWS Suman Munshi (15/Mar/2012- 09/Aug/2018 and October 2020 to 13 June 2023).
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