To read about the cyclone's affect on India and satellite photos of Tropical Cyclone 05B, click here . But that use is dying out and is never used by meteorologists any longer. All weather reports and forecasts around the world use zulu time because it means meteorologists, pilots and others who use the information professionally don't have to worry about time zones. But, I've never heard of a television or radio weather broadcaster using zulu time because only the few listeners who know what it means will understand what's going on. Our understanding forecasts and observations page has more on this plus a link to a web site that helps you convert zulu to local time.
Barometric pressure is the pressure of the air that's pressing in all directions.
In regular weather forecasts, the meteorologists are almost always talking about the air's pressure at the ground. The air's pressure is caused by the weight of all the air above the ground pressing down - gravity pulls air toward the earth just as it pulls everything else. In general, falling air pressure means that clouds and precipitation are likely. Rising air pressure signals that clear weather is likely. They always put them up when there is a hurricane, sometimes there are 2 or more flags.