India Meteorological Department

Earth System Science

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(Ministry of Earth Sciences)

HOURLY UPDATE ON EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM, „FANI‟ OVER

NORTHWEST & ADJOINING WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL

BULLETIN NO. 25

DATE: 03-05-2019 TIME OF ISSUE: 0930 IST

DATE/TIME (IN IST) OF 03-05-2019 (0830 HRS IST)

OBSERVATION
LOCATION THE EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “FANI” LAY
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE CENTERED AT 0830 HOURS IST OF TODAY, 03rd MAY, 2019 NEAR
LAT. 19.60N AND LONG. 85.70E OVER NORTHWEST & ADJOINING
WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL ABOUT 25 KM SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF PURI.
CURRENT WIND 180-190 KMPH GUSTING TO 210 KMPH.
SPEED OF THE
RAINFALL REPORTED OVER GOPALPUR-16 CM, PURI-10 CM,
CYCLONE
BHUBNESHWAR-5 CM, PARADEEP, CHANDBALI, BALASORE-3
EACH; & KALINGAPATNAM-9 CM AT 0730 HRS IST OF TODAY.

PURI REPORTED MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 142

KMPH GUSTING TO 174 KMPH 0730 HRS IST OF TODAY.
FORECAST THE EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “FANI” IS VERY
LIKELY TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS AND CROSS
ODISHA COAST BETWEEN GOPALPUR AND CHANDBALI CLOSE
TO PURI DURING 0800-1100 HRS IST OF TODAY, THE 3RD MAY
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 180-190 KMPH
GUSTING TO 210 KMPH.
LANDFALL STARTED AT 0800 HRS IST. PART OF THE EYE LIES
OVER LAND AT 0830 HRS IST. THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF EYE
ENTERING INTO LAND WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT 2
HOURS.
EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC
STORM FANI
19.6 0N/LONG. 85.70E