<span style="color: #222222;">The India Meteorological Department has said, Cyclonic Storm Pabuk over the Andaman Sea and neighbourhood moved further west-northwestwards with a speed of 21 kmph in the past six hours. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Warning fishermen against venturing out to sea, it said, the storm is very likely to move west-northwestwards for some more time.&nbsp; </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Met department said, Pabuk is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Andaman Islands around tomorrow evening as a cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90kmph. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Thereafter, it is very likely to move north-northwestwards and then recurve northeastwards towards Myanmar coast and weaken gradually during January 7th and 8th.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places is very likely to commence over the Andaman Islands.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The IMD warned of damage to thatched huts and power and communication lines when the storm passes the region. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It urged people on the Andaman Islands to remain in safe places and suspend all fishing operations in the Andaman Sea and southeast and east-central Bay of Bengal for two days.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Pabuk, a once in three-decades weather system, originated over the Gulf of Thailand made landfall yesterday afternoon in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.&nbsp;</span>
News On AIR | January 5, 2019 6:47 PM
Cyclonic Storm Pabuk over Andaman Sea moves further west-northwestwards: IMD