"strongest hurricane ever recorded" - 879mb pressure, 321 kmph sustained winds

10:30pm, #Hurricane #Patricia .. latest visible satellite imagery.. "our prayers are with people of Mexico" .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/dW1N7.jpg

How Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane on record so quickly??.. http://ow.ly/TM1Dw 

Patricia, strongest hurricane ever recorded, menaces Mexico... http://ow.ly/TM1QK 

Catastrophic Landfall Expected in Mexico Friday; Patricia Becomes Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded.. http://ow.ly/TM1Z2 

October 23, 2015 at 06:40PM

Chennai - 4:15pm, raining in Mahindra city. Parrys corner got 41mm, 5pm. Heavy rains in Central zones. #weather

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October 23, 2015 at 04:31PM

4:15pm, Chennai - drizzling from 1:30pm. Temp now 25.5 C. Polichalur 2.1mm. #weather

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SW Bay, S Arabian sea is churning

At present, 2 circulations over S Arabian sea and S-W Bay persists and weak ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/dUZ2N.jpg
By Sunday 25-Oct, evening, we'll have a clear picture of which one of the circulation is expected to intensify and move where?

As of latest GFS, the Bay circulation is expected to intensify into WML along SE Srilanka coast in next 3 days.. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/dUZVH.jpg
Meanwhile, the S Arabian sea circulation will remain East-West elongated and expected to drift West in next 2/3 days.

GFS also predicts the SW Bay system to move NNW and intensify into a Depression near N-tip Srilanka on Monday evening.
If this happens, then HEAVY rain ahead for Tamilnadu coast, Chennai and S-coast Andhra from Monday, 26-Oct, evening !!
The movement of SW Bay system may be controlled by the East travelling WD trough over North India from 27-Oct.. and system may move N,N-E !

Till Sunday morning..
Scattered T showers to continue over S Tamilnadu
And 
Early hrs, Morning showers for S-E,central coast Tamilnadu.

October 23, 2015 at 10:16AM

Chennai - 10am, a shower system is approaching city from East over sea. #iwm

October 23, 2015 at 12:30AM

More on these 2 circulations and the strong WD system in our 12pm update today. #iwm

2 circulations seen now. 1 over S Arabian sea, another over SW Bay. Next 72 hrs will decide which one will grow

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