Port Blair, Nov. 24: The cyclonic storm ‘LEHAR’ over Andaman Sea remained practically stationary and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 24th November 2013 near latitude 10.00N and longitude 95.00E, about 300 km south-southeast of Port Blair. The system would move northwestward and cross Andaman & Nicobar Islands between Hut Bay and Long Island, close to Port Blair around night of today, the 24th November 2013.
It would then emerge into southeast Bay of Bengal, intensify further gradually into a very severe cyclonic storm. Lehar would move west-northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machillipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada around 28th November noon.
Track and intensity forecasts of the system are as follows:
Date/Time(IST) Position Maximum sustained surface Category
(Lat. 0N/ long. 0E) Wind Speed (kmph)
24-11-2013/0830 10.0/95.0 65-75 GUSTING TO 85 CYCLONIC STORM
24-11-2013/1130 10.5/94.5 70-80 GUSTING TO 90 CYCLONIC STORM
24-11-2013/1730 11.0/93.8 80-90 GUSTING TO 100 CYCLONIC STORM
24-11-2013/2330 11.5/93.0 90-100 GUSTING TO 110 CYCLONIC STORM
25-11-2013/0530 12.0/92.2 100-110 GUSTING TO 120 SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
25-11-2013/1730 12.5/90.6 110-120 GUSTING TO 130 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
26-11-2013/0530 13.0/89.1 120-130 GUSTING TO 140 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
26-11-2013/1730 13.5/87.6 130-140 GUSTING TO 150 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
27-11-2013/0530 14.4/86.0 140-150 GUSTING TO 160 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
27-11-2013/1730 15.5/84.5 160-170 GUSTING TO 185 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
28-11-2013/0530 16.5/83.0 170-180 GUSTING TO 195 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
28-11-2013/1730 17.5/81.5 120-130 GUSTING TO 140 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
29-11-2013/0530 18.5/80.5 70-80 GUSTING TO 90 CYCLONIC STORM