Special warning for Bay of Bengal:
Seasonal winds from Northeasterly direction speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 50-55 kmph likely to
prevail along and off south Tamil Nadu coast and over Comorin area.
Seasonal winds from Northeasterly direction speed reaching 35-45 kmph likely to prevail along and off north
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts.
INFORMATION ON CYCLONIC STORM:
The cyclonic storm “PABUK” over Gulf of Thailand & neighbourhood moved west-northwestwards with a
speed of 17 kmph in past 06 hours. It lay centered at 0830 hours IST of today, the 05th January, 2019 over
Andaman Sea & neighbourhood near latitude 9.1°N and longitude 98.1°E, about 650 km east-southeast of Port
Blair. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards for some more time. Thereafter, it is very likely to move
northwestwards and cross Andaman Islands around evening/night of 06th January as a cyclonic storm with a
wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph. Thereafter, it is very likely to move north-northwestwards and
then recurve northeastwards towards Myanmar coast and weaken gradually during 7th-8th January, 2019.
WARNINGS:
(i)Wind warning: Gale wind speed reaching 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph is likely to prevail over
Andaman Sea and along & off south Myanmar & Thailand coasts till 5th evening. Gale wind speed reaching
70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph is likely to prevail over Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of
eastcentral and southeast Bay of Bengal from the 5th evening to 7 th morning. It is very likely to gradually
decrease thereafter becoming 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph over southeast Bay of Bengal, Andaman Islands
and adjoining Andaman Sea & eastcentral Bay of Bengal by 8th morning and 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph
over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal by 8th evening. Squally wind speed reaching 40-50
kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely to over Nicobar Islands till 6th.
(ii) Sea condition: The sea condition will be high over Andaman Sea along and off south Myanmar and
Thailand coast till 5th evening. The sea condition will be high over Andaman Islands, Andaman Sea and
adjoining areas of eastcentral and southeast Bay of Bengal from the evening of 5th till the morning of 7th.
Thereafter, it will become very rough over southeast Bay of Bengal, Andaman Islands and adjoining Andaman
Sea and eastcentral Bay of Bengal by 8th morning and rough over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Bay of
Bengal by 8th evening. The sea condition will be very rough over Nicobar Islands till 6th.
Date: 5th JANUARY 2019 Time of Issue: 1145 HRS IST
(iv) Action suggested: • Total suspension of fishing operation over Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast
and eastcentral Bay of Bengal during 5th-7th January and over eastcentral & adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal
on 8th. Fishermen are advised not to venture into Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast and eastcentral Bay
of Bengal during the same period.