Cyclone Mocha: Cyclonic Circulation Forms As Odisha Issues Advisory To Districts

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation has formed and lay over southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood extending upto middle tropospheric level on Saturday.

Under its influence a low pressure area is likely to form over the same region by Monday morning, India Meteorological Centre (IMD) said.

It is likely to concentrate into a depression over southeast Bay of Bengal around May 9. Thereafter, it is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm while moving nearly northwards towards central Bay of Bengal. T

While the details of its path and intensification will be provided after the formation of the low pressure area, the system is under constant watch and being monitored regularly.

While there has been no specific warning for Odisha so far, the state government has issued an advisory to district collectors and asked them to remain alert and prepared in the wake of the IMD’s forecast of formation of a cyclonic storm.

Under the influence of this system, moderate rainfall is likely to occur at most places during May 8-12 with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall during May 8-11 and scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls very likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on May 10.

There will be squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely to prevail over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Andaman Sea from Sunday onwards.

Wind speed would gradually increase becoming 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph over southeast Bay of Bengal  and adjoining areas of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Andaman Sea from May 9 onwards. Wind speed would further increase gradually becoming 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph over southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal from May 10 onwards.

Sea condition is likely to be rough from Sunday and very rough from May 9 onwards over southeast Bay of Bengal. It is likely to be very rough to high over southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal from May 10  onwards.

Fishermen, small ships, boats and trawlers are advised not to venture into southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of Andaman Sea from Sunday onwards,  and into  southeast & adjoining central Bay of Bengal from May 9 onwards.