The Met office has advised the four maritime ports of the country to hoist local warning signal number 4 as the cyclonic storm Amphan over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further and move in a northwesterly direction.
Bangladesh Meteorological Department, in its special weather bulletin on Sunday morning, advised the maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra to hoist the local warning signal number lowering its previous distant warning signal number 2.
According to the bulletin, the cyclonic storm over southeast Bay and adjoining southwest Bay moved northwestwards and was centred about 1,345km south-southwest of Chittagong port, 1,280km south-southwest of Cox's Bazar port, 1,275km south-southwest of Mongla port, and 1,255km south-southwest of Payra port as of 6am on Sunday.
Maximum sustained wind speed within 54km of the cyclone centre was about 62kph rising to 88kph in gusts, making the sea very rough near the centre, it said.
All fishing boats and trawlers over the north Bay and deep sea have been advised to come close to the coast and proceed with caution till further notice, the bulletin said.
They are also advised not to venture into the deep sea, it added.
Met office predicts rain, thundershowers
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rain or thundershowers with lighting flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind at some places of the country.
“Rain or thundershowers with lighting flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka and Rajshahi divisions,” said a met office bulletin issued Sunday morning, reports BSS.
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, the bulletin added.
In the weather report, it also said that mild heat wave is sweeping over Khulna division and the regions of Madaripur, Gopalgonj, Rangamati, Rajshahi, Pabna, and Patuakhali and it may continue.
Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The highest temperature yesterday was recorded 37.8 degrees Celsius at Jashore in Khulna, and today’s minimum temperature was 21.0 degrees Celsius at Bogura in Rajshahi.