According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):

All India Weather Inference (EVENING) (Friday 14 May 2021, Time of Issue: 1715 hours IST Based on 1430 hours IST Observations 

·   The Depression over Lakshadweep area moved north north eastwards with a speed of 19 kmph during past 6 hours, intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centred at 1430 hours IST of today, the 14th May, 2021 over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast and east central Arabian sea near latitude 11.5°N and longitude 72.5°E, about 50 km north northwest of Amini Divi, 310 km west southwest of Kannur (Kerala), 1060 km south-southeast of Veraval (Gujarat). It is very likely to intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours and is very likely to intensify further during the subsequent 24 hours. It is very likely to move north northwestwards and reach near Gujarat coast by 18th May morning. 

·  The Western Disturbance as a trough in mid & upper tropospheric westerlies with its axis at 5.8 km above mean sea level roughly along longitude 78°E to the north of latitude 30°N persists.

·  The cyclonic circulation over central Pakistan & neighbourhood extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level persists.

· The EastWest trough from the above cyclonic circulation over central Pakistan & neighbourhood to West Uttar Pradesh across Rajasthan at 0.9 km above mean sea level persists.

·  The cyclonic circulation over Vidarbha & neighbourhood extending up to 1.5 km above mean sea level persists.

· The trough in westerlies between 1.5 km & 3.1 km above mean sea level roughly along longitude 88°E to the north of latitude 25°N persists.

· The cyclonic circulation over Gangetic West Bengal & neighbourhood extending up to 0.9 km above mean sea level persists.

·   The cyclonic circulation over central parts of Assam extending up to 0.9 km above mean sea level persists.

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