Current weather Conditions on 5th November 2010 @ 4.30 pm

As had been already posted at 12.00 pm that the Deep Depression has already gained Cyclonic Storm stregth, IMD has declared in their Bulletin BOB 05/2010/08 Dated: 05.11. 2010 Time of issue: 1400 hours IST
that

"Sub: Cyclone ‘JAL’ over Southeast Bay of Bengal: Cyclone Alert for North Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh Coasts

The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved westwards, intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘JAL’ and lay centered at 1130 hrs IST of today, the 5th November 2010, near lat. 9.00N and long. 87.50E about 700 km east of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 900 km east-southeast of Chennai and 1100 km southeast of Visakhapatnam. It would intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm. The system would move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Nellore close to Chennai by 7th November 2010 evening/night. "

So finally Cyclonic Storm "JAL" has been officially been declared by IMD.