Dear Colleagues,
Greetings!
Date : 09.12.2016 Time of Issue 1230EF
Cyclonic Storm “VARDAH” over Southeast Bay of Bengal:
The cyclonic storm, VARDAH over southeast Bay of Bengal moved North-Northwestwards and lay centered at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 9th December, 2016 over southeast Bay of Bengal near Latitude 12.1ºN and Longitude 90.4ºE, about 990 km southeast of Gopalpur. The system is very likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. It is very likely to move initially northwestwards, then west-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Kakinada around afternoon/evening of 12th December 2016.
Forecast: Weather very likely to be dry over Odisha during next 24 hours.
Heavy R/F Warning: NIL
Advice for hoisting Storm Warning Signals: Distant Warning Signal Number Two (DW-II) kept hoisted at Paradeep and Gopalpur Ports.
Likely impacts and actions: NIL
Fishermen Warning: - NIL
Source: METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA (http://www.imdorissa.gov.in/)
In Solidarity!
Saikhom Kennedy
Programme Coordinator- Inter Agency Groups (IAGs)
North East India
Focal Point- Shelter Sub-Committee
Sphere India
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Subject: CYCLONIC STORM, VARDAH OVER SOUTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL: CYCLONE ALERT FOR ANDHRA PRADESH COAST (08.12.2016)
Dear Colleagues,
Cyclonic Storm, VARDAH over southeast Bay of Bengal: Cyclone Alert for Andhra Pradesh Coast
Date 08.12.2016 and Time of issue: 1200 HOURS IST
The cyclonic storm, VARDAH over southeast Bay of Bengal moved further northwards during past 06 hours with a speed of 9 kmph and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 8 th December, 2016 over southeast Bay of Bengal near Latitude 11.5ºN and Longitude 90.5ºE, about 1040 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 1135 km east-southeast of Machilipatnam, 360 km northwest of Car Nicobar and 240 km west-southwest of Port Blair. The system is very likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours. It is very likely to move nearly northwards for some more time, then northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Kakinada around forenoon/ noon of 12th December 2016.
Please find the attached Bulletin No.: 10 (BOB 06/2016) on Cyclonic Strom “VARDAH” and RSMC CYCLONE ADVISORY BULLETIN for more information in details.
In Solidarity!
Saikhom Kennedy
Programme Coordinator- Inter Agency Groups (IAGs)
North East India
Focal Point- Shelter Sub-Committee
Sphere India
Sphere India Secretariat | 2nd Floor, 95-National Park | Behind LSR College | Lajpat Nagar-4, New Delhi – 110024
L: +91-11-26477004/05 | M: +91-8285221559 | Skype: saikhomkennedy | W: www.sphereindia.org.in
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Sphere India is a National Coalition of Humanitarian Agencies in India. The members include key nodal agencies from Govt. of India, UN Agencies, INGOs, NGO Networks and National NGOs. Sphere India facilitates Inter Agency Coordination, Training and Capacity Building, Collaborative Advocacy and Information Knowledge and Learning Management through a collaborative process for Quality & Accountability.
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