High wave warning and rainfall sounded for TN, south AP, Puducherry
The Hindu
Fishermen advised not to venture into southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal
High wave/ocean state warning/alert has been issued for Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in view of the depression over southwest Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu coast that moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 23 kmph during past three hours and lay centred about 250 km south-southeast of Chennai, 220 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 210 km east- northeast of Karaikal .
It is very likely to continue to move west–northwestwards and cross north TN and south AP coasts between Puducherry and Chennai by early morning of November 19 (Friday), said a joint ‘Ocean State Forecast’ bulletin issued by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) - India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday evening.
High waves in the range of 2.5 – 3.4 metres are forecasted off Northern TN coast (from Point Calimer to Pulicat) with surface current speeds varying between 75 - 195 cm/sec. High waves in the range of 3.0 - 3.4 metres are predicted off southern TN coast (from Kolachal to Kilakarai) with current speeds varying between 44 - 75 cm/sec.