Cyclone ‘Mocha’ Update: Low Pressure Over Bay Of Bengal Turns Into Visible Depression

Bhubaneswar: The low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea is likely to intensify into a depression by the evening of today and into a cyclonic storm tomorrow, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said this morning.

According to the IMD, the low-pressure area is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of the East Central Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea around May 10.

The cyclonic storm is likely to gradually move north-northwestwards towards the east-central Bay of Bengal till May 11. Thereafter, it is likely to recurve gradually and move north-northeastwards towards the Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts.

The system will be named as Cyclone ‘Mocha’ if it intensifies into a cyclonic storm.

However, Odisha is unlikely to be affected by the cyclone but may experience moderate to heavy rainfall.