<span style="color: #222222;">The deep depression over Southwest and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal lay centered about 770 km east southeast of Chennai and about 690 km east southeast of Karaikal. According to the Met Department, the depression is expected to move west northwestwards and intensify further gradually into a cyclonic storm today and reach South West Bay of Bengal off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and adjoining South Andhra Coasts in the next 48 hours.</span> <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea till the 10th of December. The fishermen out at sea have been asked to return to the shore or move to a safer area. NDRF teams have been deployed to vulnerable areas as a precautionary measure.</span>