<p>A fresh cyclone threat to Andhra Pradesh blew over as the Met Office forecast Friday that a deep depression over Bay of Bengal will weaken before crossing the coast Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The deep depression over central Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary during past 12 hours and lay centered about 560 km southeast of Visakhapatnam, said a bulletin by India Meteorological Department (IMD) at 8.30 a.m. Friday.<br /><br />"It would move westwards towards the Andhra Pradesh coast and weaken gradually into depression while reaching near the coast Nov 9," it said.<br /><br />The Met Office has forecast moderate rainfall at many places over districts of Andhra Pradesh Saturday and Sunday.<br /><br />Wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph would prevail along and off Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu coast Saturday and Sunday.<br /><br />The IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu coast on these two days.<br /><br />The meteorologists Thursday forecast that the deep depression will intensify into cyclone storm in 24 hours. With the latest forecast, people in coastal districts heaved a sigh of relief.<br /><br />Severe cyclonic storm 'Hudhud' battered north Andhra coast Oct 12, killing 46 people, damaging 9,000 houses and crops spread over more than 200,000 hectares.<br /><br />The cyclone with a wind speed of nearly 200 kmph uprooted thousands of trees and damaged electricity and communication networks in the districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vijayanagaram.<br /><br />Officials said about 21 lakh families were hit by 'Hudhud', which left a trail of destruction in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.</p>
<p>A fresh cyclone threat to Andhra Pradesh blew over as the Met Office forecast Friday that a deep depression over Bay of Bengal will weaken before crossing the coast Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The deep depression over central Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary during past 12 hours and lay centered about 560 km southeast of Visakhapatnam, said a bulletin by India Meteorological Department (IMD) at 8.30 a.m. Friday.<br /><br />"It would move westwards towards the Andhra Pradesh coast and weaken gradually into depression while reaching near the coast Nov 9," it said.<br /><br />The Met Office has forecast moderate rainfall at many places over districts of Andhra Pradesh Saturday and Sunday.<br /><br />Wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph would prevail along and off Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu coast Saturday and Sunday.<br /><br />The IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu coast on these two days.<br /><br />The meteorologists Thursday forecast that the deep depression will intensify into cyclone storm in 24 hours. With the latest forecast, people in coastal districts heaved a sigh of relief.<br /><br />Severe cyclonic storm 'Hudhud' battered north Andhra coast Oct 12, killing 46 people, damaging 9,000 houses and crops spread over more than 200,000 hectares.<br /><br />The cyclone with a wind speed of nearly 200 kmph uprooted thousands of trees and damaged electricity and communication networks in the districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vijayanagaram.<br /><br />Officials said about 21 lakh families were hit by 'Hudhud', which left a trail of destruction in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.</p>