Bhubaneswar: Low Pressure Area has been formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal (BoB) and adjoining North Andaman Sea. This has been predicted by the MeT Department in a special message based on the position at 05.30 Hrs IST of 21st October 2024.
Under the influence of yesterday’s upper air cyclonic circulation over North Andaman Sea and adjoining east-central and southeast Bay of Bengal, a Low Pressure Area formed over the East-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Andaman Sea in the early morning (0530 hours IST) of today, the 21st October 2024.
It is very likely to move west-north-westwards and intensify into a depression by 22nd October morning and into a cyclonic storm by 23rd October, 2024 over east-central Bay of Bengal. Thereafter, it is very likely to move north-westwards and reach northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha-West Bengal coasts by 24th October morning.