Current Weather Conditions on 7th November 2010 @ 6.15 am.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Jal has tracked West North Westwards during the last few hours. The Center of the System is located at 12.1N 83.0E just outside on the West side of the high cloud core of -80 Degrees. This high cloud core is elongated more North South measuring more than 500 Kms and East West measuring about 375 to 400 Kms. Small part of the Western side of the core of high clouds is over Tamilnadu coast including Chennai.
Severe Cyclonic Storm Jal 5.00am IST Forecast Track showing Vorticity. From UW-CIMSS
Location of Storm: 12.1N 83.0E @ 6.00 am
Distance & Bearing from Chennai: 315 Kms.to ESE
JTWC based on 1 minute ave. wind speed @ 6.00 am
Winds:70 Knots or 130 Kms/Hour
Central Pressure: 970 Mb.
As per IMD based on 3 min. ave. wind speed @ 11.30 pm
Winds:55 Knots or 100 Kms/Hour
Central Pressure: 988 Mb.
UW – CIMSS (ADT)
—– Current Analysis —–
Date : 07 NOV 2010 Time : 000000 UTC
Lat : 11:58:09 N(11.97N) Lon : 83:21:48 E(83.36E)
CI# /Pressure/ Vmax
3.4 / 985.4mb/ 53.0kt
Note: Refer and rely on Official IMD Bulletins. Utmost care should be taken to safeguard lives and property. People should be vigilant about the destructive force of Severe Cyclonic Storm.