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. 22

DATE: 03-05-2019 TIME OF ISSUE: 0630 IST

DATE/TIME (IN IST) OF 03-05-2019 (0530 HRS IST)

OBSERVATION
LOCATION THE EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “FANI” LAY
rd
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE CENTERED AT 0530 HOURS IST OF TODAY, 03 MAY, 2019 NEAR
LAT. 19.10N AND LONG. 85.50E OVER NORTHWEST & ADJOINING
WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL ABOUT 80 KM SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF PURI, 65 KM SOUTHEAST OF GOPALPUR AND
280 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF VISAKHAPATNAM.
CURRENT WIND 185-195 KMPH GUSTING TO 205 KMPH.
SPEED OF THE RAINFALL REPORTED OVER GOPALPUR-15 CM, PURI-10 CM,
BHUBNESHWAR-5 CM, PARADEEP, CHANDBALI, BALASORE-3
CYCLONE
EACH; & KALINGAPATNAM-9 CM AT 0530 HRS IST OF TODAY.
GOPALPUR & PURI REPORTED WIND SPEED OF 53 (100 KMPH) &
38 KNOTS (70 KMPH) RESPECTIVELY AT 0530 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 TODAY, THE 3RD MAY FORENOON WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 170-180 KMPH GUSTING
TO 200 KMPH.
EXTREMELY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM FANI
19.1 0N/LONG. 85.50E