Bhubaneswar: The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Asani’ over Westcentral and adjoining the southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during the past six hours, informed Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar.
The system lay centered, at 2.30 am on May 10, over west-central and adjoining the southwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 14.7°N and longitude 84.2°E, 330 km southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 350 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 510 km south-southwest of Gopalpur (Odisha) and 590 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha).
It is very likely to move nearly northwestwards till 10th May night and reach West-central Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh coast and adjoining Odisha coast.
Thereafter, it is very likely to re-curve north-northeastwards and move towards Northwest Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts.
Notably, it is likely to weaken gradually into a Cyclonic Storm during the next 24 hours.
Rainfall Forecast and Warnings:
- From 8.30 am of May 10 to 8.30 am of May 11- A yellow warning has been issued as heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Gajapati, Ganjam and Puri.
- From 8.30 am of May 11 to 8.30 am of May 12- A yellow warning has been issued as heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Ganjam, Khorda,Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack.
- From 8.30 am of May 12 to 8.30 am of May 13- A yellow warning has been issued as heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Bhadrak and Balasore.