Shillong, May 10: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that a significant storm is now forming in the southeast Bay of Bengal and may intensify into a cyclone.
According to the IMD, a depression formed on Tuesday, packing winds of 45 to 55 kmph with gusts up to 65 kmph over the southeast Bay of Bengal.
The forecast agency predicted that the weather system will become Cyclone Mocha with wind speeds of 80-90 kmph and gusts to 100 kmph on Wednesday at 5.30 am and intensify into a deep depression by that time.
According to the IMD, the system is predicted to track first north-northwestwards till May 12 am before turning towards the shores of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal is expected to worsen today, thus the administration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands has warned the populace.
It is recommended that fishermen and captains of small boats, ships, and trawlers avoid the central and southeast Bay of Bengal.
Additionally, the weather service requested that people who are over the northern Andaman Sea and the east-central Bay of Bengal return throughout the day.
