Very Severe Cyclonic Storm, “PHAILIN” over East Central Bay of Bengal

As predicted by Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the Severe cyclonic storm, PHAILIN over east central Bay of Bengal moved Northwest wards, intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and lay centred at 1130 hrs IST of today the 10^th October 2013 near latitude 15.0⁰N and longitude 90.5⁰E, about 800km southeast of Paradip. It would continue to move northwestwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradip, close to Gopalpur (Odisha) by evening of 12^th October, 2013 as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 175-185 kmph. Rain/Thundershower would occur at  most places over  Odisha during next 24 hours.

Heavy R/F Warning:  Heavy rainfall would occur at one or two places over Odisha during next 24 hours. Under the influence of this system, rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls (≥ 25cm) would occur over coastal Odisha commencing from 12^th October 2013 morning. It would continue and extend to interior Odisha.

 Distant Warning Signal Number Two (DW-II) kept hoisted at Paradip and Gopalpur ports in Odisha

Likely impacts and actions:    Squally winds speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph would commence along and off Odisha coast from 11^th morning. It would increase in intensity with gale wind speed reaching 175-185 kmph along and off coastal districts of south Odisha at the time of landfall.  State of Sea along and off Odisha coast will be  rough to very rough from 11^th morning and will become phenomenal on 12^th October 2013. Storm surge with height of around 1.5-2.0 m above astronomical tide would inundate low lying areas of Ganjam, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha during landfall.