India Meteorological Department/ भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग
CWC VISAKHAPATANAM PORT / सी .डबब्लू .सी विशाखापत्तनम पोर्ट
Coastal Weather Bulletin
STORM TWO Bulletin Valid for 9 hrs from 12 UTC of 2025-10-28 to 21 UTC of 2025-10-28
| Synoptic Situation | THE SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM MONTHA [PRONUNCIATION: MON-THA] OVER WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL MOVED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 15 KMPH DURING PAST 6 HOURS AND LAY CENTERED AT 0900 UTC OF TODAY, THE 28 TH OCTOBER 2025, OVER THE SAME REGION, NEAR LATITUDE 15.6°N AND LONGITUDE 82.5°E, ABOUT 70 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MACHILIPATNAM (ANDHRAPRADESH), 150 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAKINADA (ANDHRA PRADESH), 250 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF VISAKHAPATNAM (ANDHRA PRADESH) AND 480 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GOPALPUR (ODISHA).IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS AND CROSS ANDHRA PRADESH COAST BETWEEN MACHILIPATNAM AND KALINGAPATNAM AROUND KAKINADA DURING EVENING/NIGHT OF TODAY, THE 28 TH OCTOBER AS A SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM WITH A MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 90-100 KMPH GUSTING TO 110 KMPH. |
| Wind | GALE WIND 30-35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING 50-55 KNOTS GUSTING TO 60 KNOTS. |
| Weather | WIDESPREAD RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS WITH SCATTERED HEAVY FALLS. |
| Visibility | POOR BECOMING VERY POOR IN THUNDERSHOWERS / HEAVY RAIN. |
| Sea Condition | VERY ROUGH TO HIGH BECOMING VERY HIGH IN THUNDERSHOWERS / HEAVY RAIN. |
| Port Signal | GREAT DANGER SIGNAL NUMBER TEN (GDS- X) KEPT HOISTED AT KAKINADA PORT. GREAT DANGER SIGNAL NUMBER NINE (GDS- IX) KEPT HOISTED AT VISAKHAPATNAM, GANGAVARAM, KALINGAPATNAM AND BHEEMUNIPATNAM PORTS. |
| Storm Surge/Tidal Warning | STORM SURGE OF HEIGHT ABOUT 1 M ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS LIKELY TO CAUSE INUNDATION OVER LOW-LYING AREAS OF COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH & YANAM (OF PUDUCHERRY) AROUND THE LANDFALL TIME. |
| Wind | GALE WIND 30-35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS BECOMING 45-50 KNOTS GUSTING TO 60 KNOTS. |
| Weather | WIDESPREAD RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWERS WITH SCATTERED HEAVY FALLS. |
| Visibility | POOR BECOMING VERY POOR IN THUNDERSHOWERS / HEAVY RAIN. |
| Sea Condition | VERY ROUGH TO HIGH BECOMING VERY HIGH IN THUNDERSHOWERS / HEAVY RAIN. |
| Port Signal | GREAT DANGER SIGNAL NUMBER EIGHT (GDS- VIII) KEPT HOISTED AT MACHILIPATNAM,NIZAMPATNAM, KRISHNAPATNAM AND VADAREVU PORTS. |
| Storm Surge/Tidal Warning | STORM SURGE OF HEIGHT ABOUT 1 M ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE IS LIKELY TO CAUSE INUNDATION OVER LOW-LYING AREAS OF COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH & YANAM (OF PUDUCHERRY) AROUND THE LANDFALL TIME. |
| Time of Issue | 17:42 IST of 2025-10-28 |