The Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department, has said that yesterday’s Low Pressure Area over southeast Bay of Bengal (BoB) and adjoining south Andaman Sea, lay as a well-marked low pressure area over southeast BoB in the morning of today, the 14th May 2020.

It is very likely to concentrate into a Depression over central parts of south BoB on tomorrow, the 15th May and further intensify into a Cyclonic Storm over the same region by 16th evening. It is very likely to move northwestwards initially till 17th May and then re-curve north-northeastwards towards north BoB on 18th & 19th May.

In association with the above system, the conditions are also becoming favourable for advance of southwest monsoon over south BoB, Andaman Sea and Andaman & Nicobar Islands around 16th May 2020.

Under the influence of the system, adverse weather is likely over south & central BoB and adjoining Andaman Sea from 15th May onwards.

Warnings:

(i) Rainfall (over Andaman & Nicobar Islands):Light to moderate rainfall at most places very likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islandson 15^th& 16^th May. Heavy rainfall at isolated places is also likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on these two days.

2. Rainfall (over Odisha & Gangetic West Bengal)

• Coastal Odisha is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall with heavy falls at a few places on 18^th May and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places on 19^th. Coastal districts of Gangetic West Bengal is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall with heavy falls at a few places on 19^th May and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal on 20^th May.

(ii) Wind warning

(iii) Sea condition

• Sea condition will be rough to very rough over south &adjoining central BoBand Andaman Sea on 15^th - 16^th May afternoon. It will be High to very High over southwest &adjoining westcentralBoB from the evening of 16^th May to 17^th May, over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral& northeast BoB on 18^th May and over north and adjoining central BoB on 19^th May 2020.

(iv)  Fishermen Warning

• The fishermen are advised not to venture into south and central Bay of Bengal from 15^th May 2020.Those who are out at Sea over these regions are advised to return to coasts by tomorrow.
• Also, fishermen are advised not to venture into westcentralBoB off North Andhra Pradesh coast on 18^th and into north BoB along & off Odisha-West Bengal coasts from 18^th May 2020 onwards. Those who are out at Sea over these regions are advised to return to coasts by 17^th May.

         The system is under continuous surveillance and the concerned state governments are being informed regularly.

Kindly visit www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in and www.mausam.imd.gov.in for updates on the system.

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