CHENNAI: Squally winds are expected along the Tamil Nadu coast from Sunday afternoon (November 1), with moderate rainfall likely at many places from Monday as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal moves closer to the coast.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and was centred over the southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal at 5.30 am on Sunday. It was located about 700km east-southeast of Chennai, 770km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam and 810km east-southeast of Ongole.The system is likely to trigger squally weather along and off the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts from Sunday afternoon, with wind speeds reaching 40-50kmph and gusting to 60kmph. Wind speeds are expected to increase to 55-65kmph, with gusts of up to 75kmph, from Sunday night and continue at these levels until Tuesday morning.The IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall at many places in Tamil Nadu, with heavy rainfall at isolated places on Monday and Tuesday. Rainfall activity is likely to increase from Monday as the system moves west-northwestwards.Winds are expected to gradually weaken from Tuesday evening, with speeds of 40-50kmph and gusts of up to 60kmph likely along the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts until Wednesday morning.The IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into the southeast Bay of Bengal on Sunday and Monday, or into the southwest Bay of Bengal until Wednesday.The deep depression moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 23kmph during the six hours leading up to 5.30 am on Sunday.
