Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) regional centre today issued Distant Cautionary Signal Number One (DC-1) warning at all ports in the state.

The regional Met centre issued DC-1 warning at all ports across the state in view of the deep depression over East Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal, said a weatherman.

A latest bulletin issued by the Met Centre said, “Deep depression over East Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 18 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 8.30 am today, about 850 km  east-southeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka). It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next six hours and further into a severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours.”

"It is very likely to move northwestwards off Sri Lanka coast during next 72 hours and reach near north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coast on April 30 evening,” it added.