India Meteorological Department/ भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग
CWC BHUBANESWAR / सी .डबब्लू .सी भुवनेश्वर
Coastal Weather Bulletin
DAILY TWO Bulletin Valid for 12 hrs from 22 UTC of 2026-08-17 to 10 UTC of 2026-08-18
| Synoptic Situation | ρ DEPRESSION OVER COASTAL WEST BENGAL AND ADJOINING AREAS OF BANGLADESH & NORTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL MOVED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 18 KMPH DURING PAST 6 HOURS AND LAY CENTRED AT 1730 HRS IST OF TODAY, THE 17TH AUGUST, 2026, OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF GANGETIC WEST BENGAL & NEIGHBOURHOOD, NEAR LATITUDE 23.6°N AND LONGITUDE 87.7°E, CLOSE TO SOUTH OF SHANTI NIKETAN (WEST BENGAL), ABOUT 70 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF BANKURA (WEST BENGAL), 90 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DUMKA (JHARKHAND), 130 KM EAST OF DHANBAD (JHARKHAND) AND 130 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF PURULIA (WEST BENGAL). IT IS VERY LIKELY TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARDS FOR SOME TIME AND THEN WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS ACROSS GANGETIC WEST BENGAL, JHARKHAND AND BIHAR DURING NEXT 24 HOURS. ρTHE MONSOON TROUGH AT MEAN SEA LEVEL NOW PASSES THROUGH FEROZEPUR, MUZAFFARNAGAR, GORAKHPUR, BHAGALPUR, CENTRE OF DEPRESSION OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF GANGETIC WEST BENGAL & NEIGHBOURHOOD & THENCE SOUTH-EASTWARDS TO NORTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL. |
| Wind | MAINLY SOUTH-WESTERLY 20-25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS |
| Weather | RAIN/THUNDERSHOWER AT MANY PLACES |
| Visibility | MODERATE BECOMING POOR IN RAIN/THUNDERSHOWER AND POOR TO VERY POOR IN HEAVY FALLS |
| Sea Condition | ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH |
| Port Signal | KEEP HOISTED LOCAL CAUTIONARY SIGNAL NO-III (LC-III) AT ALL PORTS OF ODISHA |
| Storm Surge/Tidal Warning | NIL |
| Wind | MAINLY SOUTH-WESTERLY 20-25 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS |
| Weather | RAIN/THUNDERSHOWER AT MANY PLACES |
| Visibility | MODERATE BECOMING POOR IN RAIN/THUNDERSHOWER AND POOR TO VERY POOR IN HEAVY FALLS |
| Sea Condition | ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH |
| Port Signal | KEEP HOISTED LOCAL CAUTIONARY SIGNAL NO-III (LC-III) AT ALL PORTS OF ODISHA |
| Storm Surge/Tidal Warning | NIL |
| Time of Issue | 21:20 IST of 2026-08-17 |