Cyclone "JAL" Tracking Towards Chennai – 800 Kms To Landfall

Current Weather Conditions on 5th November 2010 @ 9.00 pm

Cyclonic Storm "JAL" has tracked West Northwest at about 15 Kms./Hour during the last few hours towards the Tamilnadu Coast. Associated Convetive clouds are spread over an area of about 500 Kms. from the Storm Center.

Location of Storm: 9.7N 86.7E @ 8.30 pm
Distance & Bearing from Chennai: 795 Kms.to ESE

JTWC based on 1 minute ave. wind speed
Winds:45 Knots or 85Kms/Hour
Central Pressure: 989 Mb.

As per IMD based on 3 min. ave. wind speed
Winds:40 Knots or 75Kms/Hour
Central Pressure: 996 Mb.

UW - CIMSS (ADT)---- Current Analysis -----
Date : 05 NOV 2010 Time : 150000 UTC (8.30 pm IST)
Lat : 9:41:59 N(9.7N) Lon : 86:41:59 E(86.7E)


CI# /Pressure/ Vmax
3.6 / 982.4mb/ 57.0kt