By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The Depression over Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal moved southeastwards with speed of 8 kmph during past 6 hours, lay centered at 2330 hours IST of yesterday, the 24th October, 2026 over the same region, near Latitude 15.5°N and Longitude 91.0°E, about 470 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman Islands), 860 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 950 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 1060 km east of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 1130 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh).
It is very likely to move nearly southwards, intensify into a Deep Depression and then gradually recurve west-northwestwards over the Eastcentral & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal on 25th October, 2026. Continuing to move west-northwestwards, it is very likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the Eastcentral & adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal by 26th October morning, and into a severe cyclonic storm over westcentral Bay of Bengal around morning of 27th October, 2026.
Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards, intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach Westcentral Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh coast around morning of 28th October, 2026. It is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh & Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam as a very severe cyclonic storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of 28th October, 2026.
