Monday, November 15, 2010

Sharp fall in Mumbai temperatures in a short time span. From 28.3 c at 7.30pm to 25.0c at 8.30 pm at Breach Candy, and from 28.0c to 23.0c in the same time span at S'Cruz.

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Squally winds in South Mumbai from 7pm to 7.45 pm.Later, drizzling has now turned to heavy rain, with thunder/lightning.Shall follow up later. 
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RT @divzluvzlampard: Rain and traffic is just plain bad. (chennai - 5:24pm)
4:30pm, Entire west & S-W coast are getting heavy thunder showers again ... http://ow.ly/i/5vJw
Chennai - to receive intermittent sharp showers well into midnight and will continue into early morning of 16-Nov as well.
Chennai - 3:30pm, another sharp shower on way for Saidapet zone.
2:30pm, Easterlies along with a LOW pressure system is nearing N. Tamilnadu coast.. showers over N.TN nd S. Andhra seen. http://ow.ly/i/5vCi
Monsoon damage still troubles tribal Kinnaur in Himachal ... http://ow.ly/39Kcr
RT @balajisanjeev: View of rain in Pammal area of Chennai... @weatherofindia http://ping.fm/8F4DI (1:25pm)
Heavy showers forecast for N. tamilnadu coast and S. Andhra coast from 16-Nov to noon of 18-Nov
After this Bay low "90B"... the S-S-E Bay will throw another LOW system around 20-Nov ... http://ow.ly/i/5vtS
IMD-GFS predicts that the present Bay low "90B" will not attain depression status.. It'll make landfall on 17-Nov... http://ow.ly/i/5vtL
RT @jeyaganesh: Drenched thrice in rain today.. :-( i am enjoyin it.... (12:11pm)
Chennai - Another sharp shower on way for central parts of chennai .. now 12:56pm
RT @balajisanjeev: Mild rains in the morning in Pammal Pozhichalur areas of Chennai, though stopped now. (10:12am)
Update on "90B" ... will it reach Cyclone strength ?? ... Most models say NO ... http://ow.ly/39G7W
Chennai - Due to "90B", The intensity and frequency of these sharp showers will increase from tomorrow(16-Nov) morning. http://ow.ly/39G7j
RT @palaniramkumar: Today the chennai climate is cool:-) and expecting to rain
RT @itsvichu: @A_for_Shreya Yes only ten min long rain n now its cloudy. (chennai)
Chennai - Due to "90B" has started receiving sharp showers from morning 8:40am today.. http://ow.ly/39G5l

Update on "90B" ... will it reach Cyclone strength ??

JTWC warning
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THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 9.3N 89.4E
IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 10.4N 89.0E, APPROXIMATELY 820 NAUTICAL MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHENNAI, INDIA. THE LATEST ANIMATED INFRARED 
IMAGERY SHOWS THE AREA HAS RAPIDLY ORGANIZED AND DEEPENED DURING THE 
PAST SIX HOURS AS SUPPORTED BY A RECENTLY FORMED CONVECTIVE BAND ON 
THE WESTERN FLANK. MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SHOWS A PARTIALLY EXPOSED, 
ALBEIT BETTER DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER JUST EAST OF THE 
CONVECTION, THIS IS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY A 142005Z AMSU-B MICROWAVE 
IMAGE. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SHOW 15-20 KNOTS OF 
EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR HOWEVER A SLIGHT DIFFLUENT FLOW 
NORTHEAST OF THE SYSTEM HAS EMERGED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS 
ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS BASED ON A PGTW DVORAK INTENSTIY FIX 
AT 142330Z. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1003 
MB. IN VIEW OF THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF THE MORE DEFINED LOW-LEVEL 
CIRCULATION AND IMPROVED UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS, THE POTENTIAL FOR 
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 
HOURS IS UPGRADED TO FAIR.

IMD warning
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No update or warning from IMD yet 9am,15-Nov-2010.


Satellite shot
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COLA-GFS
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GFS model predicts that the present "90B" system may reach a depression status and make landfall along N. Tamilnadu and S. Andhra coast on 17-Nov-2010.
Heavy widespread showers predicted along these zone till evening of 18-Nov-2010.
Chennai - Has started receiving sharp showers from morning 8:40am today.
Chennai - The intensity and frequency of these sharp showers will increase from tomorrow(16-Nov) morning.