Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal around October 21 under the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation lying over the South Andaman Sea and adjoining regions.

The system is expected to gradually intensify into a depression over the central parts of the South Bay of Bengal and adjoining west-central Bay within the subsequent 48 hours.

Indication by Weather Models

According to the IMD ’s Tropical Weather Outlook, several weather models, including NCEP, ECMWF, ECAI, IMD GFS, GEFS, and BFS, have indicated the formation of the low-pressure system between October 20 and 21, which may strengthen into a depression between October 22 and 23. The models suggest that the system wi

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