Monday 14 May 2007

Hurricane update - 14 May (2)

I copy this warning from the Regional Storm Monitoring Centre at New Delhi

Cyclonic Storm  (AKASH) over eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved northward and lay centred at 1130 hours IST of today, the 14th May, 2007 near Lat. 17.00 N and Long. 91.00 E, about 700 kms southeast of Kolkata. It is likely to intensify further and move in a north-northeasterly direction and cross south Bangladesh and adjoining north Arakan coast by tomorrow the 15th May afternoon.

 

Under its influence, widespread rains with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are likely to commence from tonight and continue for subsequent 48 hours over the northeastern states. Strong surface winds speed reaching 65-75 kmph are likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram during the same period.

 

Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls are likely to commence over coastal areas of West Bengal from tonight onwards and continue for subsequent 48 hours. Squally winds with speed reaching 55-65 kmph are likely along and off West Bengal coast during the same period. The Sea condition will be very rough to high along and off West Bengal coast. The Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea.

Strong surface winds from south-southwesterly direction speed reaching 55-65 kmph are likely over north Andaman Sea during next 24 hours. The Sea condition will be very rough to high. Fishermen of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands are advised not to venture into sea.

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