01/08/2023
The Deep Depression over Northeast Bay of Bengal off Bangladesh coast moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 27 kmph during past 6 hours and crossed Bangladesh coast near latitude 21.9°N and longitude 90.3°E close to east of Khepupara during 1530 to 1630 hours IST as a deep depression with maximum sustained wind speed of 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph. Continuing to move west-northwestwards, it lay centred at 1730 hours IST of today, the 1st August, 2023 over coastal Bangladesh and neighbourhood near latitude 22.5°N and longitude 89.5°E, close to west of Mongla (Bangladesh), about 220 km east-northeast of Digha (West Bengal) and 120 km east of Kolkata (West Bengal).
It is likely to move further west-northwestwards across Gangetic West Bengal and maintain it’s intensity of deep depression till early morning of 2nd August. Thereafter, it is likely to weaken into a depression and continue to move west-northwestwards during subsequent 24 hours.
