Depression 0707 in Bay of Bengal

[CrazyC83]

Some action in the north Indian Ocean finally. Too close to land it appears.

[P.K.]

FQIN01 DEMS 210900

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SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET. AREA VIII (N), NORTH OF EQUATOR
VALID FOR 12 HOURS. FROM 21/09/ 2007 0900 UTC 21 SEPT 2007
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PART -I : NO STORM WARNING(.)

PART-II :THE WELL MARKED LOPAR OVER WEST CENTRAL AND ADJ NW BAY
OFF S ORISSA N ANDHRA COAST PERSISTS (.)
THE ASSOCIATED CYCIR EXTDS UPTO MTL TITLING
SW-WARDS WITH HEIGHT (.) THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO
CONCENTRATE INTO A DEPRESSION (.)

THE OFFSHORE TRGH AT SL FROM MAHA-COAST TO KERALA
COAST PERSISTS (.)

WEATHER SEASONAL OVER REST MET AREA (VIII) (.)

PART III : FORECAST

A1 ARABIAN SEA EQUATOR TO 10 DEG.N AND W OF 80 DEG.E
I)WIND:SW/W 10/15 KTS BEC NW TO THE E OF 72 DEG.E (.)
II)WEATHER : SCT RA/TS (.)
III)VISIBILITY : POOR IN RA/TS (.)
IV) STATE OF SEA : SMOOTH TO SLIGHT (.)

ARB :A2 ARABIAN SEA N. OF 10 DEG N.AND W OF 80 DEG E.(.)
I)WIND :SW/W 15/20 KTS BEC NW TO THE E OF 68 DEG E (.)
II)WEATHER : FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS TO THE
E OF 65 DEG E (.) REST AREA ISOLATED RA/TS(.)
III) VISIBILITY : POOR IN RA/TS (.)
IV) STATE OF SEA : SMOOTH TO MODERATE (.)

BOB : A3 BAY OF BENGAL EQUATOR TO 13 DEG.N AND E OF 80 DEG.E(.)
I) WIND : MAINLY SW-LY 15/20 KTS (.)
II) WEATEHR :SCT RA/TS (.)
III) VISIBILITY : POOR IN RA/TS (.)
IV) STATE OF SEA : SLIGHT TO MODERATE (.)

BOB A4 : BAY OF BENGAL N OF 13 DEG.N (.)
I) WIND : SW-LY 15/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC TO THE N OF 15 DEG.N(.)
II) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS (.)
III) VISIBILTY : POOR IN RA/TS (.)
IV) STATE OF SEA :SLIGHT TO MODERATE (.)

ISSUED BY INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

[Sanibel]

Disorganized.

[P.K.]

BOB 0707 has formed.

BOB 07/2007/01 DATED: 21th September 2007,


Sub: Depression over westcentral and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal .

Morning’s well marked low pressure area over westcentral and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and lay centred at 1730 hours IST of today, the 21st September 2007 over the same area near Lat. 18.0 Deg.N. and Long. 86.5 Deg. E, about 230 Km southsoutheast of Puri. The system is likely to intensify further and move in a northwesterly direction and cross orissa coast between Gopalpur and paradip by tomorrow the 22nd September 2007 forenoon.

Under its influence rain/thundershowers at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places are likely over Orissa and north Andhra Pradesh during next 48 hours. Isolated extremely heavy falls ( 25 cm or more ) are also likely over south Orissa and north Andhra Pradesh during the same period.

Squally winds speed reaching 45-55 Kmph are likely along and off north Andhra Pradesh and Orissa coasts during next 24 hours.

Sea condition rough to very rough.

Fishermen are advised not to venture into Sea off Orissa and north Andhra Pradesh coasts during next 24 hours.

[Chacor]

Not a tropical depression, just "depression", can someone change the topic? Thanks.

[Chacor]

AN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED NEAR 17.7N 86.6E,
APPROXIMATELY 180 NM EAST OF VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A BROAD AREA OF TURNING
WITH MONSOON DEPRESSION CHARACTERISTICS. A 211512Z AMSU MICROWAVE
PASS SHOWS A DEVELOPING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) IN
THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LARGER AREA. THE AMSU MICROWAVE PASS
ALSO SHOWS CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN QUADRANTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES
THE PRESENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE NEAR THE FORMING LLCC, WITH LOW TO
MODERATE VERTICAL WINDSHEAR AND GOOD DIVERGENCE ALOFT FUELING THE
CONVECTION. DUE TO THE IMPROVING LLCC AND FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL
ENVIRONMENT, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT
TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS FAIR.

[HURAKAN]

Depression producing a lot of rainfall.

[CrazyC83]

In the active storms list on the other page, it doesn't show anything from the Indian Ocean basin (Bay of Bengal in this case)...

[Chacor]

Made landfall around 11:00 UTC yesterday.

[Coredesat]

JTWC:

B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 20.0N 86.5E,
APPROXIMATELY 220 NM NORTHEAST OF VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA HAS DISSIPATED
AND IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED SUSPECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT
TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CIRCULATION HASMOVED
OVER LAND AND WILL BE MONITORED AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST.

IMD:

Sub : Depression over Orissa

Yesterday’s depression over coastal Orissa near Bhubaneswar moved northwestwards and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of today, the 23rd September 2007 over Interior Orissa near Angul. The system is likely to move in a northwesterly direction and weaken gradually.

Under its influence, rain/thundershowers at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places are likely over interior Orissa during next 24 hrs and over Chhattisgarh and east Madhya Pradesh during next 48 hrs. Rain/thundershowers at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places are also likely over coastal Orissa and Gangetic West Bengal during next 24 hrs and over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand during next 48 hrs.

Chief amount of rainfall ( 05 cm and more ) recorded at 0830 hrs IST of today are as follows: Canning-16, Balasore- 14, Kolkata- 13, Cuttack-10, Bhubaneswar, Keonjhargarh, Haldia and Diamond Harbour- 09 each, Paradip and Coochbehar- 08 each, Ranchi- 06, Gopalpur- 05.

[Chacor]

About 100 Bangladeshi fishermen are feared drowned after their boats sank during a storm in the Bay of Bengal.

Seamen who managed to return to shore reported seeing at least 10 fishing trawlers founder in the heavy seas, officials said.

Authorities say they cannot mount a search operation until the high winds and waves in the area subside.

Ferry services have been halted and hundreds of people in coastal areas evacuated due to the weather.

Local official Selim Khan told the Associated Press news agency that at least 50 fishermen were rescued by passing boats however, a number were seen to sink.

Mostafa Chowdhury, a spokesman for a trawler owners' association told the Associated Press news agency that a further 70 boats, with almost 840 crew, had not returned to port.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7008976.stm

[CrazyC83]

Wow, that's sad to hear. It's amazing how devastating storms can be in that region - 100 possibly dead from a tropical depression shows anything can be dangerous.