The Depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of the West-Central Bay of Bengal, North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & South Andhra Pradesh coasts moved slowly south-southwestwards.
With a speed of 8 kmph during the past 6 hours today, it lies at about 60 km near Chennai, 110 km near Cuddalore and 220 km south-southeast of Nellore.
The minimum distance of the Centre of the depression from the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts is about 25 km. It is very likely to move slowly southwestwards towards the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts.
It will maintain its intensity of depression till evening today. While moving towards the coast, it is very likely to weaken into a Well-marked low-pressure area during the subsequent 12 hours.