The cyclonic storm ‘WARD’ over southwest Bay of Bengal moved southwards and weakened into a deep depression and lies 400 km southeast of Nagapattinam and 450 km east-northeast of Pamban. The weather office in Chennai has said that the system is likely to move in a west-southwesterly direction and cross north Sri Lanka near around noon today. It is then likely to emerge into Gulf of Mannar and cross south Tamil Nadu coast between Kanyakumari and Pamban tonight<br/><br/>Under its influence, rainfall is likely to occur at many places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls over north, south coastal Tamilnadu and Puducherry during next 48 hours. squally winds speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 Kmph are also likely along and off south Tamil Nadu coast during next 48 hours . Sea condition will be high along and off south Tamil Nadu coast and very rough to high along and off north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts. The met office have advised fishermen not to venture into sea.<br/><br/>