IMD advances Arnab landfall forecast to 2–4 AM on October 28

IMD’s Visakhapatnam bulletin issued at 11:26 PM IST on October 27 brings Cyclone Arnab’s expected landfall forward to 2–4 AM on October 28, near the coast south of Yanam between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam. It forecasts sustained winds of 125–135 km/h, gusting to 150 km/h.

The bulletin forecasts a surge 1.5–2.5 metres above astronomical tide, peaking near Kakinada and Yanam, and 2–3.5 metres along the Godavari river mouth. These are forecasts. The bulletin updates the earlier forenoon timing; it does not confirm completed landfall.