Sri Vijaya Puram, October 23: 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 Andaman Island today, with thunderstorm, gusty wind (30–40 kmph) and lightning very likely at one or two places over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
From tomorrow to Tuesday (October 27), heavy rainfall (7–11 cm) is very likely at one or two places over Andaman Island, along with thunderstorm, gusty wind (40–50 kmph) and lightning at one or two places over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Thunderstorm with gusty wind (30–40 kmph) and lightning is very likely at one or two places on Wednesday (October 28) and Thursday (October 29).
In the fishermen warning for the Andaman and Nicobar coast for the next seven days, squally wind with speed reaching 35–45 kmph, occasionally gusting to 55 kmph, is likely to prevail along and off the Andaman & Nicobar coasts from today to October 27. The sea will be very rough to high over the central Bay of Bengal on October 25, and high to very high over the west-central and adjoining east-central and north-west Bay of Bengal from the morning of October 26 to October 28. It will be rough to very rough along and off the Andaman coast till October 27. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off the Andaman & Nicobar coasts from today to October 27.
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 1.0–1.6 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) over the Andaman Islands and thunderstorm with lightning, along with gusty wind of 30–40 kmph today and 40–50 kmph from tomorrow to October 27, over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The port warning outlook for the subsequent two days indicates little change.
