Cyclonic Storm FANI ‘to move northwestwards till 01st May and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards towards Odisha Coast

New Delhi: The Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 18 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 1430 hrs IST of 29^th April, 2019 near latitude 9.7°N and longitude 86.8°E over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood, about 620 km east-northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 810 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 950 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh). It is very likely to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Stormduring next 06 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during subsequent 24 hours. It is very likely to move northwestwards till 01^st May and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards towards Odisha Coast.

Forecast track and intensity are given in the following table:

Warnings:

1. Heavy rainfall warning

• Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Kerala on 29^th & 30^th April, 2019. Light to moderate rainfall at a few places over north coastal Tamil Nadu & south coastal Andhra Pradesh on 29^th & 30^th April, 2019.
• Light to moderate rainfall at few places very likely over north coastal Andhra Pradesh & south coastal Odisha on 2^nd May. It is likely to increase in intensity with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over coastal Odisha & adjoining districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh from 3^rd May. Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places also very likely to commence over coastal districts of West Bengal from 3^rd May.

2. Wind warning

• Gale wind speed reaching 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph is prevailing over Southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood. It is very likely to increase gradually becoming 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph over Southwest Bay of Bengal from 30^th morning and 160-170 kmph gusting to 185 kmph over southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal off north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts from 01^st May evening.
• Strong wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph very likely along & off Tamilnadu & Puducherry coast, Comorin area and Gulf of Mannar on today the 29^thApril, becoming squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph from 30^th morning. It is very likely to become squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from 30^th evening along north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts.
• Strong wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 50 kmph very likely along & off Kerala coast on today the 29^thApril and becoming squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph on 30^th.
• Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is very likely to commence along & off north Andhra Pradesh & Odisha Coasts from 2^nd May and likely to become 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from 3^rdMay onwards over the same area.

3. Sea condition

• The sea condition is very high over Southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood. It is likely to become phenomenal over southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal, off north Tamilnadu, Puducherry and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts from 30^th morning and over westcentral Bay of Bengal off Andhra Pradesh Coast during 1-3 May 2019.
• Sea conditions very likely to be rough to very rough along & off Puducherry, Tamilnadu  and south Andhra Pradesh Coasts till 1^st May 2019, along & off north Andhra Pradesh Coasts on 1-3 May and along & off Odisha Coast from 2^nd May onwards.

4. Fishermen Warning

• The fishermen are advised not to venture into deep sea areas of Southeast Bay of Bengal & adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean, Southwest Bay of Bengal and off Sri Lanka coast on today the 29^th April; Southwest & adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal, along & off Sri Lanka, Puducherry, Tamilnadu & south Andhra Pradesh coasts till 1^st May, westcentral Bay of Bengal, along & off north Andhra Pradesh Coast during 1-3 May 2019 and northwest & adjoining west]central Bay of Bengal along & off Odisha and West Bengal coasts from 2 May onwards.
• Those, who are out in deep sea above areas are advised to return to the coasts.