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This reads like a telegraphic hotline excerpt from a techno-thriller where the readers are forced to read military jargon...
The implications are simple -- people are dying right at this time when I'm posting this....
TROPICAL STORM “SIDR” ADVISORY NO. TWENTY NINE
ISSUED AT 1800 UTC OF 15 NOVEMBER, 2007.
THE VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “SIDR” OVER NORTH BAY OF BENGAL MOVED SLIGHTLY NORTHEASTWARDS AND LAY CENTRED AT 2030 HOURS IST OF TODAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2007 OVER NORTH BAY OF BENGAL NEAR LAT. 21.50 N AND LONG 89.50 E, CLOSE TO THE COAST OF WEST BENGAL AND BANGLADESH. LATEST RADAR OBSERVATIONS OF DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR STATION, KOLKATA AT 2130 HRS IST INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOW CROSSING WEST BANGLADESH COAST NEAR LONG. 89.80 E TO THE WEST OF KHEPUPARA (41984).
ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE: 944hPa.
THE SATELLITE IMAGERIES SHOW SOLID INTENSE TO VERY INTENSE CIRCULAR CONVECTIVE CLOUDS AROUND THE SYSTEM CENTRE. CURRENT INTENSITY: T6.0 RPT T6.0 MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WIND SPEED IS 115-125 KTS AROUND THE STORM CENTRE.
SEA: PHENOMENAL.
FORECAST: THE SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO MOVE IN A NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION.
STORM SURGE OF HEIGHT 6-7 METRES ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE OVER COASTAL AREAS OF WEST BANGLADESH AND 3-4 METERS ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES OVER COASTAL AREAS OF WEST BENGAL LIKELY AT THE TIME O