Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure area over Strait of Malacca and adjoining South Andaman Sea became a well-marked system on Sunday and is likely to intensify further, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The well-marked low-pressure area persists over the same region and the associated cyclonic circulation extended up to 7.6 km above mean sea level. It is very likely to move west north-westwards and intensify into a depression over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea on Monday.
Continuing to move further west-north-westwards, it is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over southeast Bay of Bengal during subsequent 48 hours, the IMD said.
The weather agency has issued a special message warning of heavy rain in southern states, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are also expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, with squally winds and rough sea conditions.
While the IMD is yet to predict the path, wind speed of the possible cyclone, meteorologists are of the view that the system will have little impact on Odisha.
The systems formed during this period move towards Tamil Nadu or south Andhra Pradesh. Odisha experiences rainfall only if the system moves northwards. However, there is no data on cyclones hitting Odisha during this period, they said.
