Current Weather Conditions on 5th November 2010 @ 10.00 am.

IMD Update

BOB 05/2010/06 Dated: 05.11. 2010

Time of issue: 0830 hours IST

Sub: Deep Depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal : Cyclone Alert for North

Tamil Nadu and South Andhra Pradesh Coasts

Yesterday’s Depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards and concentrated into Deep Depression and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of today the 5th November 2010 near lat. 9.00N and long. 88.50E about 800 km east of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 1000 km east-southeast of Chennai and 1150 km southeast of Visakhapatanam. It would intensify further into a cyclonic storm and move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coast between Puducherry and Nellore close to Chennai by 7th November 2010 evening/night.

Under its influence, rain/thundershower would occur at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts from forenoon of 6th November 2010. The intensity would increase with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places over the above regions from morning of 7th November 2010.

Squally winds speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph would commence along and off North Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coast from morning of 6th November 2010. Sea conditions will be very rough along and off these coasts from the same time. Fishermen out at sea are advised to return to the coast.