Mahapatra told PTI here that the cyclone will strike with a windspeed of 180 kmph to 190 kmph.
Earlier it was predicted that it will hit the Odisha coast between 6 PM and 8 PM with a speed of 210 kmph to 220 kmph gusting to 230 kmph.
The IMD forecast waves with a height of 3.0 metre to 3.5 metre in Ganjam, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur districts.
The Great Danger Signal 10 has been hoisted at Gopalpur and Puri and Great Danger Signal 9 at Paradip and Chandbali ports.
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