Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area has formed over Comorin and adjoining areas of southwest Bay of Bengal & Sri Lanka, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed on Tuesday.
It is likely to become more marked during the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the well-marked low pressure area, which persists over Strait of Malacca, is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression over the same region during the next 6 hours. “Continuing to move west-northwestwards, it is very likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm over south Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 48 hours,” it added.
The exact trajectory and landfall details, however, remain uncertain at this stage.
If the system develops into a storm, it will be called Senyar — meaning “lion” — a name suggested by the United Arab Emirates. This will be the second post-monsoon cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this year, following Cyclone Montha, which made landfall close to Narsapuram in Andhra Pradesh on October 28.
According to the IMD, the anticipated cyclone is unlikely to have any significant impact over Odisha and dry weather is likely to prevail in the state for the next six days. It has further forecast a drop in the night temperature by 2-3 degrees after five days.
Meanwhile, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari has urged people not to panic over the possible cyclonic storm. “The government is fully prepared to deal with any situation.” he added.
Senior meteorologist Jason Nicholls has also forecast formation of a cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal later this week. “Watching a low forming near Sri Lanka & another low in the southern Andaman Sea. Varied solutions & tracks so details unclear but eventual impacts on eastern India or Bangladesh appear likely,” he said in a post on X.
According to private forecaster Skymet, the low pressure over Comorin is expected to merge with the system over the southeast Arabian Sea. “The merger may lead to a stronger system over the southeast Arabian Sea, which could shift toward the south-central parts between November 26 and 29. The system appears likely to meander over that region between November 25 and 29 and may move slightly closer to the Kerala coast later. Since model predictability is low beyond four days, the system will be monitored closely for further development,” it said.
