Sri Vijaya Puram, October 22: The State Control Room, Directorate of Disaster Management, A&N Administration, citing IMD Kolkata, has issued a weather warning for the next seven days. Heavy rainfall (7–11 cm) is very likely to occur at one or two places over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands today, with thunderstorm, gusty wind (30–40 kmph) and lightning very likely at one or two places.
From tomorrow to Monday (October 26), heavy rainfall (7–11 cm) is very likely at one or two places over the Islands, along with thunderstorm, gusty wind (40–50 kmph) and lightning. Thunderstorm with gusty wind (40–50 kmph) and lightning is very likely at one or two places on Tuesday (October 27), and thunderstorm with gusty wind (30–40 kmph) and lightning on Wednesday (October 28).
In the fishermen warning for the Andaman and Nicobar coast, there is no warning for today. However, squally wind speed reaching 40–45 kmph, occasionally gusting to 55 kmph, is likely to prevail along and off the Andaman & Nicobar coasts from tomorrow to October 26. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off the Andaman & Nicobar coasts during this period. A swell surge alert has also been issued for the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: swell waves with a period of 17.0–21.0 seconds and a height of 1.0–1.5 m are forecast up to 23:30 hours tomorrow. There is a possibility of surging waves, and boats have been advised to ply with utmost vigilance and recreation to be carried out with due care.
The farmer warning, issued by IMD Shadipur, Sri Vijaya Puram, for the next five days, forecasts heavy rain (7–11 cm) and thunderstorm with lightning, along with gusty wind of 30–40 kmph today and 40–50 kmph from tomorrow to October 26, over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The port warning outlook for the subsequent two days indicates little change.
