Current Weather Conditions on 9th October 2013 @ 9.30 pm.
From IMD Bulletin No. 04/13/09 issued at 2000 IST on 09-10-2013:
The deep depression over east central Bay of Bengal remained practically stationery, intensified into a cyclonic storm, PHAILIN and lay centred at 1730 hrs IST of today, 09th October 2013 over near latitude 13.50N and longitude 92.50E, about 220 km north-northwest of Port Blair, 950km southeast of Paradip, 1100 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam. The system would intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours. It would continue to move west-northwestwards for some time and then northwestwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradip by night of 12th October, 2013 as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 175-185 kmph.
Under the influence of this system, rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (≥ 25cm) would occur over Andaman and Nicobar Islands during next 12 hrs. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall would occur in subsequent 24 hrs. Squally winds speed reaching 50-60kmph gusting to 70 kmph would prevail over Andaman Nicobar Islands and adjoining sea areas during next 24 hours. Sea condition will be very rough along and off Andaman and Nicobar Islands during next 24 hrs.
As per JTWC:
Tropical Cyclone 02B (Two) Warning #03
Issued at 09/1500Z
UW-CIMSS Satellite Image of 02B.TWO on 09102013 @ 1430z
