Update: Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ over Westcentral Bay of Bengal

• (at 13:20 Hrs. IST)- Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ over Westcentral Bay of Bengal: Cyclone Warning for West Bengal and north Odisha coasts: RED Message

According to the latest release (at 1320 Hrs. IST) by the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department:

The Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) over Northwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 29 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centered at 1130 hrs IST of today, the 20th May 2020 as an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm over Northwest Bay of Bengal near latitude 20.6°N and longitude 88.0°E, about 140 km east-northeast of Paradip (Odisha), 125 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal), 125 km nearly south of Sagar Islands and 125 km southwest of Khepupara (Bangladesh).

It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and cross West Bengal – Bangladesh coasts between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) close to Sundarbans during the Late Afternoon to Evening hours of today, the 20th May 2020 with maximum sustained wind speed of 155-165 kmph gusting to 185 kmph. Landfall process to commence from today late afternoon (1600 hours IST of today onwards). After landfall, the system is likely to move north-northeastwards close to Kolkata.

The system is now being continuously tracked by the Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) at Paradip (Odisha) and Gopalpur (Odisha) and Kolkata (West Bengal)