Low pressure area that developed over the southeast Bay of Bengal is expected to deepen further and turn into a cyclonic storm by him from the evening of Nov 16, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest update.
The upper-air cyclonic circulation was detected in the central Andaman Sea over Andaman and Nicobar Islands around 5.30 am, the weather agency said.
It is expected that this weather system will get well-arrested low pressure around 14th November, the IMD stated. It is expected that it will deepen further over the southeast Bay of Bengal by November 15.
The system is likely to move further north-west and is projected to strengthen further into a cyclonic storm by Monday evening and the authorities in the possible path of storm are closely tracking the system for further weather updates.
Heavy winds have also been predicted along a few areas of Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. The winds are expected to be around 50 kmph with gusts of up to 60 kmph either over the Andaman Sea on November 13 or 14.
Conditions in the southeast Bay of Bengal are likely to be comparable in the coming 4 days from November 13 to 16. Winds may aggravate slightly to around 55 kmph with gusts to 65 kmph in the southwest Bay of Bengal for the next 2 days (15-17 November) and in the central Bay of Bengal for 2 days (16-17 November).
Additional updates are to be expected as the system evolves from the IMD.