India Meteorological Department/ भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग

ACWC CHENNAI / ए .सी .डबब्लू .सी चेन्नई

Coastal Weather Bulletin

DAILY TWO Bulletin Valid for 12 hrs from 22 UTC of 2026-05-18 to 10 UTC of 2026-05-19

 
Synoptic Situation NIL.

 
North Tamilnadu coast
Wind MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY 15-20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS OCCASIONALLY.
Weather ISOLATED RAIN/THUNDERSHOWERS.
Visibility MODERATE; BECOMING POOR IN RAIN/THUNDERSHOWERS.
Sea Condition SLIGHT TO MODERATE; BECOMING ROUGH IN GUST.
Port Signal NIL AT ALL PORTS
Storm Surge/Tidal Warning OCEAN CURRENTS ALERT FOR THE COAST OF CHENNAI,TAMIL NADU FROM PALAVAKKAM TO LAKSHMIPURAM ODAIKUPPAM. SURFACE CURRENT SPEEDS IN THE RANGE OF 1.0 - 1.1 M/SEC ARE FORECASTED TILL 19:00 HOURS ON 19-05-2026. IT ADVISED THAT HARBOUR & MARINE OPERATIONS TO BE CAREFUL. OCEAN CURRENTS ALERT FOR THE COAST OF KANCHEEPURAM,TAMIL NADU FROM ALAMBARAIKUPPAM TO CHINNA NEELANKARAI. SURFACE CURRENT SPEEDS IN THE RANGE OF 1.2 - 1.3 M/SEC ARE FORECASTED TILL 19:00 HOURS ON 19-05-2026. IT ADVISED THAT HARBOUR & M

South Tamilnadu coast
Wind MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY 15-20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS OCCASIONALLY.
Weather ISOLATED RAIN/THUNDERSHOWERS.
Visibility MODERATE, BECOMING POOR IN RAIN/THUNDERSHOWERS.
Sea Condition SLIGHT TO MODERATE; BECOMING ROUGH IN GUST.
Port Signal NIL AT ALL PORTS
Storm Surge/Tidal Warning NIL

Time of Issue22:01 IST of 2026-05-18