Deep depression forms in Bay, uncertainty over cyclone formation
Posted on: 08/Dec/2017 11:36:18 AM
The Depression over southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal has further intensified into a deep depression during the wee hours of December 8. It has moved further in north-northwest direction and is now seen over Central Bay of Bengal.
It is centered at Latitude 14.3°N and Longitude 87°E, around 590 km southsoutheast of Gopalpur and 660 km eastsoutheast of Machilipatnam.
According to Skymet Weather, the system is presently travelling in the favourable weather conditions and it is likely to maintain the intensity of deep depression for some time.
It may or may intensify further but we have to wait and watch for this. However, as the system would continue to move northnorthwestwards, it would enter into comparatively cooler sea surface temperatures that would hamper its further strengthening.
Weather models are indicating that system is most likely to cross the East Coast of India somewhere between North Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha by December 9.
In wake of this system, light rains have already commenced over the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal. As the system nears the coast, intensity of rains would increase over all these areas.
Courtesy: skymetweather.com
