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18 May 2020 / Bay of Bengal, India
Cyclone Amphan has rapidly intensified in the Bay of Bengal as it tracks toward India and Bangladesh, posing a serious threat. It was equivalent in strength to a Category 4 Hurricane as of this Monday morning (India time), and is very likely to intensify further into a "severe cyclonic storm" during next six hours and a "very severe cyclonic storm" during subsequent 12 hours.
The Cyclone is currently centred at about 960 km south of Odisha's Paradip, 1110 km south-southwest of West Bengal's Digha and 1,230 km south-southwest of Bangladesh's Khepupara.
Amphan will cause heavy rainfall and high-velocity wind in coastal districts of Odisha, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar, and is likely to make landfall on the West Bengal coast on Wednesday, 20 May.
As the cyclone approaches the coast on Tuesday night local time, strong winds, very rough sea conditions, storm surge and heavy rain are likely across Odisha and West Bengal coasts. An Orange Alert has been issued for both Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal (South Bengal).
Forecasts suggest that squally wind speed reaching 45 to 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely to commence along and off Odisha coast from this evening, and extend to West Bengal coast from Tuesday afternoon. The wind speeds are likely to go up to around 145 kmph by Monday and up to 180 kmph by Wednesday.
At the port of Vizag, Storm Flag 2 has been hoisted.
Storm Flag 2 has also been hoisted at Gangavaram. Inward movements have been suspended and port has shifted all working vessels to anchorage. The re-berthing schedule is yet to be decided.
Vessels at berth in Haldia have been shifted out to anchorage until the cyclone passes.
At Dhamra, all Inward movements have been suspended. Most of the working vessels have sailed out and presently only two vessels working at Berth at BB-2 and BB-3A. The port is monitoring the situation and may shift these vessels to anchorage, if required.
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