Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area that formed over the Malacca Strait and adjoining South Andaman Sea has intensified into a well-marked low-pressure system and will further potentially intensify into a cyclone by November 26, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The system is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further over the southwest Bay of Bengal during the next 48 hours. However, the cyclone is likely to change its course and head towards Myanmar before reaching Odisha.
Initial assessments indicate Odisha might escape the cyclone’s full impact, even if it intensifies to its full potential.
Though IMD has not yet released any forecast on its movement, impact or landfall, various weather models, including the GFS and ECMWF, predict different trajectories and intensities for the system.
As per the prediction of different models, it is expected to intensify into a cyclone by November 26-27, move northwest till November 30, and then change course towards the northeast. However, it is likely to weaken over the South Andaman Sea by November 2.
