Cyclone Mocha Intensifies Into A Very Severe Cyclonic Storm

Bhubaneswar: May 12: The severe cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’ (pronounced as “Mokha”) over the Southeast adjoining Central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.

It is likely to cross southeast Bangladesh and north Myanmar coasts between Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) and Kyaukpyu (Myanmar), close to Sittwe (Myanmar) around noon of May 14, 2023 as a very severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 150-160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph.

Rainfall warning: 

Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely on 12^th

Tripura & Mizoram: Rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely on 13^th May and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on 14^th

Nagaland, Manipur & south Assam: Rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is on 14^th

Wind warning:

Andaman Islands:Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is likely to prevail on 12^th May.

Tripura, Mizoram & south Manipur: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is very likely to prevail on 14^{th May}

North Andaman Sea: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is likely to prevail over North Andaman Sea on 12^th May and 45-55 kmph gusting 55 kmph on 13^th May.

Southeast Bay of Bengal: Gale wind speed reaching 115-125 kmph gusting to 145 kmph is prevailing and likely to continue till evening and decrease thereafter becoming squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph on 13^th May.

 Adjoining areas of southwest Bay of Bengal: Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is likely to prevail till 13^th May morning.

Bay of Bengal:  Gale wind speed reaching 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph is prevailing over the region. It is very likely to increase becoming Gale wind speed reaching 140-150 kmph gusting to 165 kmph from 12^th May evening and increase further becoming 150-160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph till 13^th May evening and gradually decrease thereafter.

Westcentral Bay of Bengal: Gale wind speed reaching 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph is likely to prevail over southeastern sector of the region till 13^th May morning. It will decrease gradually becoming 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph by 13^th May evening and significantly decrease thereafter.

Northeast Bay of Bengal: Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph is likely from evening of 12^th May becoming 70-80 gusting to 90 kmph from 13^th May morning and would gradually increase becoming 150-160 kmph gusting 175 kmph from 13^th night till 14^th May noon. It is likely to decrease rapidly after the land fall.

Adjoining areas of Northwest Bay of Bengal: Gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph is likely to prevail over southeast sector of the region and 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph over the remaining areas of northwest Bay of Bengal from 13^th May to 14th May forenoon and decrease gradually thereafter.