Cyclone Phethai speeding towards AP coast

Cyclone Phethai is moving fast towards AP Coast. The cyclonic storm Phethai over southwestBay of Bengal moved further north-northwestwards with a speed of 19-kmph.

The lay centred  at  530  km   south-southeast of Machilipatnam and 560-km  south-southeast Kakinada.  According to the latest predictions of IMD, the system is further intensify into severe cyclonic storm during next 12-ours.