Bhubaneswar: A fresh weather system brewing near the Strait of Malacca has triggered speculation about another possible cyclone over the Bay of Bengal .

According to the India Meteorological Department ( IMD ), an upper air cyclonic circulation has formed over the central parts of the Strait of Malacca and is extending up to 5.8 km above mean sea level. The agency said this system is likely to give rise to a low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal around 22 November.

IMD forecasts that the system may move west-northwest towards the central parts of the south Bay of Bengal and intensify into a depression by 24th November. It is then expected to continue on the same track while strengthening further over the southwest Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 48 hours.

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