India
Cyclonic storm Jawad to weaken gradually
It is likely to weaken gradually and move nearly northwards during next 12 hours
The cyclonic storm Jawad over West Central Bay of Bengal moved slightly northwards with a speed of 4 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred over West Central Bay of Bengal about 230 km southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 340 km south of Gopalpur (Odisha), 410 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha) and 490 km south-southwest of Paradip (Odisha).
It is likely to weaken gradually and move nearly northwards during next 12 hours and then north-north-eastwards along Odisha coast reaching near Puri around December 5 noon as a deep depression.
Subsequently, it is likely to weaken further and continue to move north-north eastwards along the Odisha coast towards the West Bengal coast, an IMD report said.
