By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:Severe Cyclonic Storm “Montha” weakened into a Cyclonic Storm over coastal Andhra Pradesh. The Severe Cyclonic Storm “Montha” over coastal Andhra Pradesh moved nearly northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past six hours, weakened into a Cyclonic Storm and lay centered at 0230 hrs IST of today, the 29th October 2025, near latitude 16.5°N & longitude 81.5°E, about 20 km west-northwest of Narsapur (Andhra Pradesh), 50 km northeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 90 km west-southwest of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 230 km southwest of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 470 km southwest of Gopalpur (Odisha).
It is likely to move nearly northwestwards across coastal Andhra Pradesh and maintain its intensity of cyclonic storm during next 6 hours, and weaken further into a deep depression during subsequent 6 hours.
The latest observations indicate that the rear sector of the cyclonic storm “Montha” entered into the land.
The system is currently being monitored continuously by Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) at Machilipatnam and Visakhapatnam in addition to coastal observatories, automatic weather stations (AWSs), ships & buoys and satellites.
Depression over Eastcentral Arabian Sea
The Depression over eastcentral Arabian Sea moved northeastwards with a speed of 08 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centered at 0230 hrs IST of today, the 29th October 2025, over the same region, near latitude 17.8°N & longitude 69.1°E, about 440 km southwest of Veraval (Gujarat), 420 km west-southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra), 570 km west-northwest of Panjim (Goa), 820 km northwest of Mangalore (Karnataka), 840 km north-northwest of Aminidivi (Lakshadweep).
It is likely to move nearly northeastwards across Eastcentral Arabian Sea during next 36 hours.
