Pre-cyclone watch issued for Andhra Pradesh Coast
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS) : The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph and lay centred over southeast Bay of Bengal, about 700 km east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 960 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 1130 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) on Friday.
It is very likely to intensify further into a Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours and into a Severe Cyclonic Storm in subsequent 36 hours. It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Ongole and Kakinada during December 17 afternoon.
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