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Cyclone Yaas: Sea remains rough

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Published: 12:17, 25 May 2021   Update: 15:24, 25 May 2021
Cyclone Yaas: Sea remains rough

Cyclone Yaas has intensified into severe cyclonic storm.  It is expected to make landfall early Wednesday.

The sea has remained rough. The Met office has predicted a tidal surge of 3/4 feet from the normal tide.

Meteorologist Abdur Rahman said maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant warning signal number two. All fishing boats and trawlers over the north Bay and deep sea have been advised to take shelter and remain in shelter until further notice.

Around 6am on Tuesday, the severe cyclonic storm was centred about 575 km south-southwest of Chattogram port, 520 km south-southwest of Cox's Bazar, 515 km south-southwest of Mongla port and 480 km south-southwest of Payra port, the Met office said in a special bulletin.

Due to favourable atmospheric conditions, the severe cyclonic storm is likely to intensify further, move in a north-northwesterly direction and may reach the northwest Bay by May 26 early morning, it said.

Maximum sustained wind speed within 64 km of the severe cyclone centre is about 89 kmph rising to 117 kmph in gusts or squalls. Sea will remain high near the centre of the severe cyclone, the Met office said.

According to Indian media, the states on India's eastern coast are on alert ahead of the landfall of cyclone Yaas, which has been brewing in the Bay of Bengal. It comes days after another powerful cyclonic storm Tauktae battered the country's western coast and killed at least 140 people.

Cyclone Yaas, which intensified into severe cyclonic storm on Monday night, is expected to make landfall between Paradip and Sagar islands (in West Bengal) close to Balasore in Odisha early Wednesday and could pack sustained winds of up to 165 kilometers per hour, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD has predicted a tidal surge of 2-4.5 metres during the landfall of Yaas, according to officials. The massive storm comes as India is battling a second wave of Covid-19, complicating efforts to deal with both.
 

 

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