New Delhi, Sep 26 .Yesterdays deep depression over northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards and intensified into the cyclonic storm “GULAB” (pronounced as GUL-AAB) over northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal in the same evening of 25th September, 2021. Continuing to move further westwards, it lay at 1130 hrs IST of 26th September 2021, over northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal near Lat. 18.4°N and Long. 85.9°E, about 140 km east-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha) & 190 km east-northeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
It is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam & Gopalpur, as a Cyclonic Storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 75-85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph, by mid-night of today, the 26th September, 2021.The Landfall process will commence from late evening of today.
Currently the Cyclone is being monitored by Doppler Weather RADAR at Vishakhapatnam. Light to moderate rainfall in association with the outer spiral bands of the system has commenced over south coastal Odisha and coastal Andhra Pradesh since early morning of today.
Kindly find attached Press Release dated the 26th September, 2021.
