Sub: Cyclonic Storm ‘ROANU’ over westcentral Bay of Bengal
(Cyclone warning for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts) (Orange message)
The cyclonic storm ‘ROANU’ over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards at a speed of 15
kmph during past six hours and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 19th May, 2016 near latitude 15.6º N
and longitude 81.6 ºE, about 80 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam, about 290 km south-southwest of
Visakhapatnam & 160 km south-southwest of Kakinada. The system is likely to continue to move northnortheastwards
along and off Andhra Pradesh coast during next 12 hours, thereafter northeastwards. The
system is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by tonight. Continuing moving northeastwards, the
system is likely to cross south Bangladesh coast between Khepupara and Cox’s Bazar in the night of 21st & early morning of 22nd May as a cyclonic storm.
Forecast track and intensity of the system are given in the table below:
Bulletin No.: 28 (BOB 01/2016)
Time of issue: 1700hours IST Dated: 21.05.2016
Sub: Cyclonic Storm ‘ROANU’ crossing Bangladesh coast
The cyclonic storm ‘ROANU’ over northeast Bay of Bengal moved east-northeastwards at a speed of 30 kmph
during past six hours and lay centred at 1430 hrs IST of 21th May, 2016 over northeast Bay of Bengal near latitude 22.5º N and longitude 91.5ºE, close to southeast coast of Bangladesh. Latest observations indicate that the cyclonic storm Roanu is in the process of crossing Bangladesh coast close to north of Chittagong. After the completion of landfall, it would continue to move east-northeastwards and weaken gradually into a deep depression by midnight of today and into a depression by early morning of tomorrow, the 22nd May 2016.
