Bhubaneswar: A depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal has moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 8 kmph in the past 6 hours.

As of 11:30 PM on October 25, 2025, the system is centered near latitude 11.0°N and longitude 87.7°E, approximately 550 km west of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), 850 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 890 km south-southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 890 km southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), and 970 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha).

The India Meteorological Department has forecast that the depression is likely to intensify into a deep depression by October 26 and a cyclonic storm over the southwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal by October 27 morning. The system is expected to further intensify into a severe cyc

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