Cyclone ‘Mocha’ Update: Depression by today evening; Cyclonic Storm tomorrow

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.

“The low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea has become Well Marked Low Pressure Area over the same region at 0530 IST today, the 9th May 2023. It is very likely to intensify into a depression by today evening over the same region and subsequently into a cyclonic storm over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of East Central Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea on 10th May,” the IMD forecasted.

It is likely to move initially north-northwestwards till 12th May morning. Thereafter, it is likely to recurve gradually and move north-northeastwards towards Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts, the agency predicted.

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