Met offices today said that Cyclone Laila may bring heavy rains north Tamil Nadu and Andhra coasts.<br/>An advisory issued by the India Meteorological Department said, Coastal areas of north Tamil Nadu<br/>and Andhra Pradesh are expected to witness heavy rains and very strong winds as cyclone 'Laila' intensified in the Bay of Bengal about 700 km south-east of Chennai. The weather office has warned that gale force wind with speed reaching 65-75 kilometer per hour was likely to commence along and off Andhra Pradesh coast from tonight. It said, the current environmental conditions and weather models<br/>suggest that the system is likely to intensify further and<br/>move in a west-northwesterly direction towards Andhra Pradesh<br/>coast. Fishermen have been advised not venture into the open sea.<br/> The weather office said experts were constantly tracking<br/>the path of the cyclone and state governments concerned have<br/>been informed so that they could plan their response<br/>accordingly.<br/> Monsoon watchers were closely monitoring the impact of<br/>cyclone Laila on the seasonal rainfall, which began with<br/>showers in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<br/> Last year, cyclone Aila had hit parts of Orissa and West<br/>Bengal soon after the onset of monsoon and sucked moisture<br/>from the atmosphere thereby delaying the progress on the<br/>rainfall further. <br/><br/>