Deep Depression Near Andhra–Odisha Coast: Heavy Rain and Rough Seas Forecast

A deep depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal was centred about 30 kilometres south-southwest of Kalingapatnam at 5:30 p.m. IST on 23 September, according to the India Meteorological Department’s latest tropical-weather outlook available for this report. It forecast a crossing of the north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur, near Kalingapatnam, during the evening. That crossing is a forecast, not a verified landfall at the time of the bulletin.

The system’s estimated sustained surface winds were 55–65 kilometres an hour, gusting to 75, in the outlook. The forecast shows it weakening after crossing, but the path and timing can shift. A deep depression is a defined weather-system category; it should not be described as a cyclone without a corresponding official classification.

For Odisha’s coast, a separate coastal bulletin valid through the day warned of rough to very rough sea conditions, southeast winds of 25–30 knots with gusts to 35 knots, and rain or thundershowers at most places. It forecast very heavy to extremely heavy falls at one or two places. Poor visibility in heavy rain and local cautionary signal No. III at Odisha ports were also noted. These warnings concern marine and local weather hazards even if the centre crosses farther south.

People in coastal districts should follow the latest district and marine advisories from the meteorological department and instructions from local authorities, particularly for sea travel, fishing, low-lying routes and flood-prone areas. A broad regional warning cannot say precisely which street or village will receive the heaviest rain.

This report fixes the system’s position at the bulletin’s observation time and distinguishes observed conditions from the forecast track. The actual crossing, rainfall totals and any impacts require later official updates; readers should check the current warning before making travel or safety decisions.