Strong winds, rough seas along coasts of WB, Odisha: IMD

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

The Met department has warned of strong winds and rough seas along the coasts of West Bengal, Odisha, southern parts of the western coast and tomorrow and advised fishermen not to venture out in the sea.

"Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off these coasts," it said in its warning.

The (INCOIS), in its warning, has said waves would be first experienced along the west coast of and by morning tomorrow.

The INCOIS is an institute under the and gives alerts on tsunami and sea surge.

A trough is currently over east Uttar Pradesh, and a cyclonic circulation is also over sub-Himalayan and west There is also a cyclonic circulation over interior and it will bring rains, the IMD said.

"Thunderstorm accompanied with squall and hail are very likely at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, south and

"Heavy rain is very likely at isolated places over south Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura," it said.

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First Published: Fri, April 20 2018. 21:55 IST