Widespread rains ahead for coastal TN today

Under the influence of Easterlies widespread rain ahead for coastal TN today. There are chances for heavy to very heavy rainfall in one or two places between Chennai and Pondy. Interior districts may see thunderstorms from remnant moisture that gets pushed across by Easterlies.
The LPA in South Bay likely to intensify into Depression in next 24hrs. The movement of this system has still not reach consensus there are wide possibilities but majority of ECM members expect it to reach close to NTN-SAP coastline as a significant cyclone. We got to wait further for landfall place so exciting days ahead for tracking this system.