VISAKHAPATNAM: A low-pressure area formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal on Friday morning is likely to intensify into a depression by November 15 and further strengthen into a cyclonic storm by November 16, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
The system, it said, is likely to become the year’s third cyclone and be named Akvan, a name contributed by Iran. Skymet had earlier forecast that the cyclone would form on November 18.
The low-pressure area has formed under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the central Andaman Sea and adjoining Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is likely to move northwestwards and become a well-marked low-pressure area around November 14 before intensifying into a depression the next day.
Thereafter, the system is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm over the central Bay of Bengal by the evening of November 16, IMD said.
Squally weather, with wind speeds of around 50kmph and gusts of up to 60kmph, is likely over the Andaman Sea on Nov 13 and 14 and over the southeast Bay of Bengal from November 13 to 16.
Wind speeds are expected to reach 55kmph, with gusts of up to 65kmph, over the southwest Bay of Bengal from November 15 to 17 and over the central Bay of Bengal on November 16 and 17.
Weather experts said the system could trigger heavy rainfall in parts of AP on November 19 if it continues along its expected path. If the system recurves towards the northeast, it may move towards the Bangladesh coast.
IMD had not yet informed the state government about the possible impact of the system on Andhra Pradesh.
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