Special weather bulletin: sL. No.12 ( twelve),  Date: 13-05-2013

                                                 

                THE CYCLONIC STORM “MAHASEN” (WITH ECP 998 HPA) OVER SOUTHEAST BAY AND ADJOINING SOUTHWESTBAY MOVED SLIGHTLY NORTHWARDS OVER THE SAME AERA AND WAS CENTRED AT 12 NOON TODAY (THE 13 MAY 2013) ABOUT 1300 KMS SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF CHITTAGONG PORT, 1230 KMS SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF COX’S BAZAR PORT AND 1220 KMS SOUTH OF MONGLA PORT (NEAR LAT 11.8⁰ N AND LONG 86.5⁰ E). IT IS LIKELY TO INTENSIFY FURTHER AND MOVE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION.

MAXIMUM SUSTaINED WIND SPEED WITHIN 54 KMS OF THE STORM CENTRE IS ABOUT 62 KPH RISING TO 88 KPH IN GUSTS/ SQUALLS. SEA WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH NEAR THE STORM CENTRE.

 MARITIME PORTS OF CHITTAGONG, COX’S BAZAR AND MONGLA HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO LOWER LOCAL CAUTIONARY SIGNAL NUMBER THREE BUT INSTEAD HOIST LOCAL WARNING SIGNAL NUMBER FOUR (R) FOUR.

ALL FISHING BOATS, TRAWLERS AND MARINE VESSELS OVER NORTH BAY AND DEEP SEA HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO COME CLOSE TO THE COAST AND REMAIN NEAR THE COAST SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE SHELTER WITHIN SHORT NOTICE.