The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Murasu’ over coastal Andhra Pradesh is likely to move further north-northwestwards and gradually weaken into a cyclonic storm by this afternoon. It is further expected to weaken into a deep depression by midnight today. The weather agency also issued a red colour warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for the day. IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into the Southwest and West Central Bay of Bengal till tomorrow. It has also cautioned fishermen against venturing into the sea along and off the Andhra Pradesh coast, North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts, adjoining areas of the Northwest Bay of Bengal and the South Odisha coast till tomorrow afternoon.