Cyclonic storm, ‘Phailin’ over the east central Bay of Bengal is coming towards Odisha, said a Press bulletin issued by the Met officials on Wednesday night. The deep depression over the east central Bay of Bengal remained practically stationery, intensified into a cyclonic storm, Phailin and lay centred at 5.30 pm of Wednesday over near latitude 13.50 north and longitude 92.50 east, about 950 km southeast of Paradip, added the bulletin.
The system would intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours. It would continue to move west-northwestwards for some time and then northwestwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradip by night of October 12 as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 175-185 km per hour. Rain and thundershower would occur at many places over Odisha during next 12 hours. Heavy rainfall would occur at one or two places over the State during next 12 hours. Squally weather is likely to prevail along and off Odisha coast after 24 hours, while Distant Cautionary Signal Number two (DC-II) was hoisted at Paradip and Gopalpur ports. Fishermen who are in the deep sea were advised to return to the coast immediately as the sea will be rough to very rough after 12 hours.