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Well Marked LP area becomes Depression, to further intensify, concentrate into Cyclonic Storm "Murasu" tomorrow, rains likely in TN

Chennai, Oct 31 (UNI) The Well Marked Low Pressure area the Bay concentrated into a Depression on Saturday afternoon and it intensify further a Deep Depression tonight and then into a Cyclonic Storm 'Murasu' by tomorrow noon and is likely to reach Andhra Pradesh around November 2 evening, even as Met office predicted revival of a Northeast monsoon rains from tomorrow after a brief lull.
Chennai city and neighbouring Northern districts which has been witnessing dry weather for the last 3-4 days, with mercury level shooting up to 35 Deg C, will be having rains from tomorrow night.
In its latest National bulletin, the IMD said the Well Marked Low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Andaman Sea moved west-northwestwards and concentrated into a Depression at 1130 hrs today over the same region about 330 km west-southwest of Sri Vijayapuram, 300 km west-northwest of Car Nicober, 1,140 km east-southeast of Chennai and 1,200 km southeast of Machilipatnam.
It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a Deep Depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal during next 12 hours (by tonight). Continuing to move west-northwestwards, it is very likely to intensify further into a Cyclonic Storm over Southeast and adjoining areas of Southwest and West-central Bay of Bengal during subsequent 12 hours (by tomorrow noon) and reach over Westcentral Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh coast around the evening of November two.
Since the sea conditions would be rough to very rough, fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea till November four.
The Cyclonic storm, once formed, would be named as "Murasu' as suggested by India.
The IMD forecast for Tamil Nadu is light to moderate rainfall will occur at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places on November two and three.
It said fisheries departments and fishing harbor authorities are advised to alert fishermen and monitor subsequent IMD marine warnings. Fishermen should plan their activities in accordance with the latest area-specific advisories, while shipping, port and offshore operators are advised to review operational preparedness and monitor subsequent forecasts for possible restrictions on weather-sensitive activities till November 4.
Maritime authorities may review communication, vessel-tracking and search-and-rescue preparedness, particularly for vessels operating in areas likely to be affected
Meanwhile, the Regional Met Office Chennai said under its influence Western Ghat, Interior and North coastal districts will start witnessing wet spells from tomorrow evening/night and the rains are likely to continue till November three, reviving monsoon rains, which battered several parts of Tamil Nadu for 12 days since its onset on October 15.
Perhaps, for the first time, four back to back systems had formed over the Bay in a short span of time since the onset of monsoon, with one intensifying as Very Several Cyclonic Storm 'Arnab'. However, it hardly had any impact in TN before it moved towards Andhra Pradesh and crossed the coast.
It was also for the first time TN will be witnessing back to back Cyclonic storm, which is on the horizon.
Sources said the movement of the system was being closely monitored and a clear picture where the Cyclonic Storm would make a landfall would be known tomorrow.
(ED : PICK UP SUITABLY FROM MS 14).
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