Special Bulletin 5
Special Bulletin 5
Special Bulletin 5
Sub: Depression over eastcentral Bay of Bengal – (Pre-Cyclone watch for Odisha – West
Bengal coasts).
Latest satellite imageries and Ocean Buoy observations indicate that yesterday’s low
pressure area which became well marked over East-Central Bay of Bengal in the same evening has
concentrated into a Depression over East-Central Bay of Bengal and lay centred at 1130 hrs IST of today,
the 23rd May, 2021 near latitude 16.1°N and longitude 90.2°E, about 560 km North-Northwest of Port Blair
(Andaman Islands), 590 km East-Southeast of Paradip (Odisha), 690 km south-southeast of Balasore
(Odisha) and 670 km south-southeast of Digha (West Bengal). It is very likely to move north-
northwestwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm by 24th May morning and further into a Very Severe
Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 24 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify
further and reach Northwest Bay of Bengal near West Bengal and north Odisha coasts by 26th May
morning.
It is very likely to cross north Odisha - West Bengal between Paradip and Sagar islands by evening of 26th
May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm.
Forecast track and intensity are given in the following table:
(i) Rainfall:
Date Heavy Rainfall warning
Yellow Warning (Be updated)
25.05.2021 Light to moderate rainfall at most places heavy to very heavy rainfall over Medinipur, South
& north 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly in the coastal districts on 25th,
Orange Warning (Be Prepared)
Extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Jhargram, Medinipur, North & south 24
26.05.2021 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly, Kolkata and heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places over
Nadia, Bardhaman, Bankura, Purulia, Bhirbhum and heavy falls at isolated places over
Murshidabad, Malda and Dakshin Dinajpur Districts on 26th May
Orange Warning (Be Prepared)
Extremely heavy rain at isolated places in Malda & Darjeeling, heavy to very heavy rains in
27.05.2021 Dinajpur, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Sikkim and heavy rain at a few places over Bankura,
Purulia, Bardhaman, Bhirbhum & Murshidabad on 27th May.
To
1. The Chief Secretary, Govt of WB ( FAX : 2214 4328 ;Email:
cswestbengal@nic.in
2. The Principal Secretary, Disaster Management, Govt of WB FAX
22144005; Email: ps.dmdwb@nic.in
3. Directorate of Fisheries, Govt of WB (email:smondal281@gmail.com)
4. All India Radio, Kolkata
5. Control Room Govt. of West Bengal (22141378 and 22144031)
6. AIG, Directorate of Security, Govt of WB (email:ibssussw01@gmail.com)
7. DIRECTORATE GENERAL, NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE,(email:hq.ndrf@nic.in)
8. NDMA New Delhi (email:controlroom@ndma.gov.in)
9. KMC (mc@kmcgov.in, secykmc@gmail.com, mayor@kmcgov.in)
10. Eastern Railway (cbeerly@gmail.com, dcebrler@gmail.com)
11. South Eastern Railway (tpchq1234@gmail.com, sunil.bansal17@gov.in, sdencada@gmail.com)
12. Coast guard (dhq8@indiancoastguard.nic.in)
13. Kolkata Port Trust (ramnagar@kopt.in, portwireless@kolkataporttrust.gov.in
14. Irrigation & waterways, Govt of WB (cfcriwdwb@gmail.com)
15. CPRO DVC(cpro@dvc.gov.in)
16. The Secretary, Agriculture Department, Govt. of WB(email:agrisecwb@gmail.com)
17. The Director, Agriculture Department, Govt. of WB(email:wbdir.agri@gmail.com)
OBSERVED AND FORECAST TRACK ALONGWITH CONE OF
UNCERTAINITY OF DEPRESSION OVER EASTCENTRAL BAY OF
BENGAL BASED ON 0600 UTC OF 23RD MAY, 2021
FORECAST AND
WARNING FOR
25.05.2021
FORECAST AND
WARNING FOR
26.05.2021
FORECAST AND
WARNING FOR
27.05.2021