Cyclone Mocha: Depression in Bay of Bengal to intensify today, Andaman admin issues alert
NEW DELHI,MAY 10 : A major storm brewing in the southeast Bay of Bengal has begun gathering steam and is expected to intensify into a cyclone today, according to the weather office.
As per the India Meteorological Department, the well-marked low-pressure area concentrated into a depression yesterday (Tuesday) packing wind speeds of 45 to 55 kmph and gusting to 65 kmph over the south-east Bay of Bengal.
The weather office said that the weather system was expected to intensify into a deep depression on Wednesday by 5.30 am and turn into Cyclone Mocha in the next 12 hours, packing wind speeds of 80-90 kmph and gusting to 100 kmph.
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The system is expected to move initially north-northwestwards till May 12 morning and later towards Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts, the weather office said.
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration has alerted the people as the cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify today.
Fishermen and operators of small ships, boats and trawlers are advised not to venture into the southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal.
The weather office also asked those who are over the east-central Bay of Bengal and north Andaman Sea to return during the day.
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The weather system is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by Thursday morning with wind speeds gusting to 110 kmph and turn into a very severe cyclonic storm packing wind speed of 130 kmph.
“Thereafter, it is likely to cross southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Cox’s Bazaar and Kyaukpyu around the forenoon of Sunday,” the weather office said.
According to the system of naming cyclones, the storm will be called Cyclone Mocha (Mokha), a name suggested by Yemen after the Red Sea port city Mokha, which introduced coffee to the world 500 years ago.
The Met Department predicted light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy precipitation at isolated places is likely over Andaman and Nicobar islands from Tuesday to Thursday.
-PTI
