By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:The Deep Depression over Eastcentral and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with speed of 15 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centered at 2330 hours IST of yesterday, the 25th October, 2026 over the same region, near Latitude 15.3°N and Longitude 89.7°E, about 520 km north-northwest of Sri Vijaya Puram (#Andaman Islands), 730 km east-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 820 km east-southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 920 km east-Southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 990 km east of Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh).
It is very likely to move nearly westwards, and intensify further into a cyclonic storm over Eastcentral & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal by 26th October early morning. Then it is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a #severe #cyclonic #storm over westcentral Bay of Bengal by 27th October, morning.
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.
