Cyclone ‘Mocha’ may make landfall over Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts with 175 kmph max wind speed

Bhubaneswar: Cyclone ‘Mocha’ over the Bay of Bengal may make landfall over Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts around noon of 14th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with maximum wind speed of 175 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted.

“The Severe Cyclonic Storm “Mocha” (pronounced as “Mokha”) over Southeast adjoining Central Bay of Bengal moved northwards with a speed of 09 kmph during past 06 hours, intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and lay centered at 0530 hours IST of today, the 12th May 2023 over Central & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal near latitude 13.2°N and longitude 88.1°E, about 520 km west-northwest of Port Blair, 1010 km south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) and 930 km south-southwest of Sittwe (Myanmar),” the IMD said in its morning bulletin today.

“It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and intensify further over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal. It is likely to cross southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) and Kyaukpyu (Myanmar), close to Sittwe (Myanmar) around noon of 14th May, 2023 as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 150-160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph,” the bulletin added.

Rainfall Warning

  • Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Rainfall at most places with Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely on 12th May and heavy rainfall at isolated places during 13th -14th May.
  • Tripura & Mizoram: Rainfall at most places with Heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely on 13th May and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on 14th May.
  • Nagaland, Manipur & south Assam: Rainfall at many places with Heavy rainfall at isolated places is on 14th May.

Wind Warning 

  • Andaman Islands: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is likely to prevail on 12th May.
  • Tripura, Mizoram & south Manipur: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is very likely to prevail on 14th May.
  • Andaman Sea: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is likely to prevail over North Andaman Sea on 12th May.
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