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Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted further intensification of the low pressure area which formed over southeast Bay of Bengal on Monday.
As per IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, a low pressure area has formed under the influence of cyclonic circulation. It is expected to become a depression by tomorrow while moving in north-northwest wards.
By May 10, the system is likely to become a cyclonic storm.
“It will continue to move north-northwest wards and central parts of east central Bay of Bengal. Thereafter, the system is likely to intensify further and become a very severe cyclonic storm. It is likely to change its path from May 12 onwards and move towards Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts,” said Mohapatra.
According to the IMD, a low-pressure area was formed on Monday over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea.
It is likely to intensify into a depression on May 9 over the same region and further into a cyclonic storm over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of the East Central Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea on 10 May.
The system is likely to move initially north-northwestwards towards the eastcentral Bay of Bengal till 11 May. Thereafter, it is likely to re-curve gradually and move north-northeastwards towards the Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts.
The details of its path and intensification will be provided after the formation of the low-pressure area.
Fishermen and small ship, boat and trawlers were advised not to venture into the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Andaman Sea from Sunday onwards, and into southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea from Tuesday.