Cyclone Yaas Update: Depression Turns into Deep Depression, Likely to Intensify into Cyclonic Storm Today

Bhubaneswar:The Depression over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centred about 600 km north-northwest of Port Blair (Andaman Islands), 540 km south-southeast of 

Paradip (Odisha), 650 km south-southeast of Balasore (Odisha) and 630 km south-southeast of
Digha (West Bengal), said IMD.

It is very likely to move slowly north-northwestwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm by 24th May morning and further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 24 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by 26th May
morning.

It is very likely to cross north Odisha – West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar islands by evening of 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.

Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy rainfall in the north
coastal districts on 25th, heavy to very heavy rains at a few places with extremely heavy falls in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places in Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar on 26th May and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in north interior Odisha on 27th. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over south coastal districts of Odisha during 25th and 26th May.

Squally wind speed reaching 45–55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to prevail over and
around Andaman & Nicobar Islands and southeast Bay of Bengal during next 06 hours.
Squally wind speed reaching 50–60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph prevailing over eastcentral
Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea. It is very likely to increase further
becoming Gale wind speed reaching 70 to 80 gusting to 90 kmph over major parts of
central Bay of Bengal from 24th forenoon for subsequent 12 hours and would decrease
gradually thereafter.

Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting 60 kmph is very likely to prevail over North Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha – West Bengal – Bangladesh coasts from 24th evening. It would increase gradually becoming 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from 25th evening. It would further increase becoming gale wind speed 60-70 kmph
gusting to 80 kmph from 26th early hours over northwest Bay of Bengal and along and
off West Bengal & north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts. It would gradually increase further becoming 90-100 gusting to 110 kmph from 26th morning and increase thereafter becoming 160-170 kmph gusting to 190 kmph at the time of landfall till 26th afternoon.

Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting 60 kmph is very likely to prevail over south Jharkhand from on 26th noon and increase gradually becoming 110-120 kmph gusting to 130 kmph during 26th evening / night.

Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph likely over north interior
districts of Odisha, interior districts of Gangetic West Bengal during 26th evening to 27th
morning.

Tidal waves of 1- 2 meter height very likely to inundate low lying areas of Andaman &
Nicobar Islands on 24th May.