The India Meteorological Department has said that the depression over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved north and northeastwards on Thursday morning to intensify into a deep depression, as reported by news agency PTI. In view of the weather system, the Met Department has predicted squally winds along and off the Andhra Pradesh coast, reaching up to a speed of 50 kmph on Thursday.
Also, it has forecasted squally winds reaching a speed of 40–50 kmph and gusting to 60 kmph on Friday before reducing subsequently. "It (the weather system) is likely to continue to move north and northeastwards to intensify further and cross the Bangladesh coast between Mongla and Khepupara with a wind speed of around 65 kmph on Saturday," the Met Department official said in a press release, as reported by PTI.
The weather system lay centred 380 km off Visakhapatnam and Paradip in Odisha, it further said. Rough sea conditions were also likely along and off the south Andhra Pradesh coast on Thursday and off north Andhra Pradesh on Thursday and Friday.
Fishermen were warned against venturing into the sea along and off the Andhra Pradesh coast on November 16 and 17. The Met Department has forecast rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh, PTI reported.