Wednesday, May 18, 2016

May 18, 2016 at 06:15AM

Chennai - 5:30am, the Eye of 91B is parallel, east to city at 120km. Moving away. #weather

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May 18, 2016 at 01:17AM

Chennai - 1am, winds are from North. showers seen along coast are sliding South, not pushing inland. #weather

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May 18, 2016 at 01:02AM


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91B - tracking north along N-coast Tamilnadu and intensifying


5:30pm, 91B is a Depression with pressure around 996mb (as of GFS) and drifted North along Tamilnadu coast... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/jt5yX.gif


Now the 91B is expected to travel thru less shear zone, so its intensity will (or) can increase in next 12hrs... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jt5ZA.jpg
By early morning, 91B can become Deep Depression (or) a marginal Cyclone and track close to #Chennai .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jt6dB.jpg
91B - GFS expects the system to become a marginal Cyclone at around noon of 18-May, very near to #Chennai .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jt6xF.jpg

Today afternoon, 91B is expected to track North along #Chennai coast and push to S,central-coast Andhra !

#Chennai - can experience HEAVY rain and high winds during next 12hrs.
Especially high winds after 5/6am.
#Chennai , N-coast Tamilnadu and S-coast Andhra to experience heavy rain & high winds during next 12hrs... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jt7Aj.jpg

#Chennai - 12:26am, Pressure at 998.7mb, and a band of heavy rain is nearing coast ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/jt8bu.gif
Upper-level Wind profile ..
It's turning North upto 1km above sea... meaning 91B is nearing Chennai latitude and moving North.

"IF" 91B continue to track North along Chennai,N Tamilnadu coast.. apart from 1 or 2 heavy rain, NO significant rain expected for these zone.
"IF" 91B drifts NW towards #Chennai, then city can expect "HEAVY" widespread rain with high winds from 4am to 12noon.

@Karthikganesh29 
GFS suggests a Northerly track for 91B during next 12hrs- meaning 1 or 2 heavy rain along coast for Chennai, N TN,S Andhra.
This is the GFS forecast of rain along Chennai, N-coast Tamilnadu and S-coast Andhra during next 24hrs... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jtawB.jpg

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016 at 04:54PM


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May 17, 2016 at 04:39PM

Cloudy Bangalore at 4:30pm. #weather

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May 17, 2016 at 04:37PM

Velankanni shores at 12:34pm, less or no rain today. #weather

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May 17, 2016 at 04:24PM


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91B - now a depression and nearing Chennai


91B - is nearing Depression strength and inching North along central-Coast Tamilnadu ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jrJP9.jpg

12:30pm, Satellite image shows HEAVY convective activity over N,NW,NE quadrant of 91B system ... 

https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jrKh6.jpg


91B, where is it moving?
Most models suggest a #Chennai touch in 24hrs as Depression and then move NE into Bay .. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jrKyX.jpg
IMD - mid-day report suggests that 91B has deepened into a Depression and expects the same path as that of GFS ... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jrKLy.jpg

#Chennai - 1:24pm, steady light rain continue for past 2hrs and more moderate/heavy rain ahead... https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/original/jrKVq.gif
#Chennai - 1:24pm,  @IWMpolichalur   AWS records pressure of 999.8mb now.
Sign of Depression and its nearing !


As 91B becomes Depression and moves North ...
Widespread HEAVY to VERY heavy rain possible for NE,N-coast Tamilnadu, #Chennai in 24hrs.
#ALERT
HEAVY widespread rain ahead for N-coast,N,NE Tamilnadu and #Chennai with wind gusts after 4/5pm today.. https://d2jhuj1whasmze.cloudfront.net/photos/normal/jrO6X.jpg
#ALERT
Heavy and widespread rain with wind gusts also for S,S-coast,central-coast Andhra in next 30hrs.

May 17, 2016 at 07:41AM


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