Cyclonic Strom FANI to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 06 hours

The Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ (pronounced as ‘FONI’) over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood moved northwards with a speed of about 04 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of 29^th April, 2019 near latitude 8.7°N and longitude 86.9°E over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood, about 620 km east of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 870 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 1040 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh). It is very likely to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during 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 evening and thereafter recurve north-northeastwards gradually.

Forecast track and intensity are given in the following table:

Date/Time(IST)	Position (Lat. 0N/ long. 0E)	Maximum sustained surface wind speed (Kmph)	Category of cyclonic disturbance
29.04.19/0830	8.7/86.9	80-90 gusting to 100	Cyclonic Storm
29.04.19/1130	9.3/86.6	85-95 gusting to 110	Cyclonic Storm
29.04.19/1730	10.0/86.3	95-105 gusting to 120	Severe Cyclonic Storm
29.04.19/2330	10.5/86.0	110-120 gusting to 135	Severe Cyclonic Storm
30.04.19/0530	11.0/85.6	120-130 gusting to 145	Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
30.04.19/1730	11.9/84.8	130-140 gusting to 155	Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
01.05.19/0530	12.5/84.0	150-160 gusting to 175	Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
01.05.19/1730	13.1/83.7	160-170 gusting to 185	Very Severe Cyclonic Storm
02.05.19/0530	13.7/83.8	170-180 gusting to 195	Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
02.05.19/1730	14.5/84.0	170-180 gusting to 195	Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
03.05.19/0530	15.5/84.3	165-175 gusting to 190	Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
03.05.19/1730	16.5/84.7	160-170 gusting to 185	Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm
04.05.19/0530	17.5/85.1	155-165 gusting to 180	Very Severe Cyclonic Storm

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 placs 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 coast from 2 May onwards. 
• Those, who are out in deep sea above areas are advised return to the coasts.

Courtesy: pib.gov.in