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Bay of Bengal Depression Expected to Intensify Before Landfall
A large weather system formed over the Bay of Bengal.
It became a depression on Monday evening.
Forecasters expect it to become stronger during the next day.
It may reach the coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur.
This could happen between the night of September 23 and the early hours of September 24.
The sea may be rough, so fishermen have been told to stay away from deep water.
More rain is expected in south Bengal from Tuesday.
Heavy rain may reach north Bengal from Thursday.
The Bay of Bengal system intensified into a depression on Monday evening, the India Meteorological Department said.
It is expected to strengthen into a deep depression within 24 hours.
The system is forecast to cross between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur during the night of September 23 and early September 24.
Fishermen have been advised to avoid the deep sea from Tuesday through September 25 because rough conditions are expected.
Rain is expected to increase across south Bengal from Tuesday, with heavy rain forecast in several districts; north Bengal may see heavy rain from Thursday.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department issued the forecast and warnings; fishermen are among those affected.
- What
- A Bay of Bengal depression is expected to intensify into a deep depression and make landfall.
- Where
- The system is over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and is forecast to cross between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur.
- When
- The system intensified on Monday evening and may cross the coast during the night of September 23 to early September 24.
- Why
- The system is moving west-northwestward and strengthening, creating risks of rough seas and heavy rain.
Key facts
- Current status
- Depression over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal at 5.30pm Monday.
- Expected development
- Likely to intensify into a deep depression within the next 24 hours.
- Forecast landfall
- Between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur along the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast.
- Expected timing
- Night of September 23 to the early hours of September 24.
- Sea conditions
- The sea is expected to remain rough.
- Fishermen advisory
- Avoid deep-sea activity from Tuesday until September 25.
- Rainfall outlook
- South Bengal may receive increased rain from Tuesday; heavy rain is expected in north Bengal from Thursday.
Quotes
India Meteorological Department
India’s national weather forecasting agency
“The well-marked low-pressure area over the west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards, intensified into a depression and lay centred at 5.30pm on Monday over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal.”
telegraphindia.com
“Continuing to move west-northwestwards, it is very likely to cross the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur as a deep depression during the night of September 23 to the early hours of September 24.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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