The cyclonic storm lehar over Andaman Sea moved west-north-west-wards and lay centred at 5.30 pm on Sunday, near about 120 km east-south-east of Port Blair and about 1300 km southeast of Gopalpur.
The system would intensify further, move west-north-west-wards and cross Andaman and Nicobar Islands, close to Port Blair around Sunday night. It would then emerge into south east Bay of Bengal, and would intensify further gradually into a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 170-180 km per hour gusting to 200 km per hour. It would move west-north-west-wards and would cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machillipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada on November 28 noon.
lehar would not have any impact on Odisha, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) sources. Weather will be mainly dry. Distance Warning signal number -II was hoisted at Gopalpur and Paradip ports. People should take adequate measure against standing crops in south Odisha, IMD sources added. Fishermen who are in deep sea are advised to return to safer place.