Deep depression headed towards Odisha coast

A deep depression over the northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal has been moving north-northwestward at a speed of 10 km/h over the past six hours, the Meteorological Centre reported on Monday.
As of 08:30 hours on Monday, the deep depression was centred approximately 50 km east-southeast of Puri (Odisha), 90 km southwest of Paradip (Odisha), 140 km east-northeast of Gopalpur (Odisha), 140 km south-southwest of Chandbali (Odisha), 260 km east-northeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and 260 km south-southwest of Digha (West Bengal).
The Met Office stated that the deep depression is expected to continue moving northwest and cross the Odisha coast near Puri within the next three hours. It will then advance further inland across Odisha, maintaining its intensity as a deep depression until this evening, before weakening into a depression by midnight. The system is forecast to move west-northwest across Chhattisgarh over the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon remains vigorous in Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam but is weak in Rayalaseema. Consequently, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in isolated areas of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh over the next 48 hours and in South Coastal Andhra Pradesh over the next 24 hours.
Thunderstorms, along with lightning and strong surface winds of 30-40 km/h, are anticipated in isolated locations in Coastal Andhra Pradesh over the next 24 hours. Strong surface winds within the same speed range are also expected in Rayalaseema over the next five days and in North and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh from 10 to 13 September.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely in many areas across North and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema over the next seven days. Rainfall has been recorded in most parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh and at a few locations in Rayalaseema over the past 24 hours, the report added.