Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Cyclone "Nilam" - drifting N-W and intensifying !

6:30am, Latest satellite IR shows a huge core and showing signs of intensifying even more.
Position  ::   As of 2:30am IST (Map image below)
Pressure  ::   985mb
Wind   ::    upto 90 km/hr
WARNING :: High winds and Heavy rain ahead along central, North Tamilnadu coast and into South Andhra coast from noon.

JTWC warning at 2:30am IST
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IMD warning at 5am IST
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Cyclonic storm ‘NILAM’ over southwest Bay of Bengal: Cyclone Warning for North Tamil Nadu,
Puducherry and adjoining South Andhra Pradesh coasts—Orange Message
The Cyclonic Storm ‘NILAM’, remained practically stationary and lay centred at 0230 hours IST of
today, the 30th October 2012 near latitude 10.00N and longitude 82.00E, about 400 km south-southeast of
Chennai  and  180  km  north-northeast  of  Trincomalee  (Sri  Lanka).  The  system  would  move  northnorthwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu & adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast between Cuddalore and Nellore, near Chennai by 31st October, 2012 evening.

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