Cyclone Mocha Latest Update: Storm Surge Warning Issued By IMD, Check Details

IMD has been constantly tracking the movement and intensity of the low pressure area and the recent deep depression in Bay of Bengal.

Here is the latest update by the India Meteorological Department:

'Deep depression which lay centered near lat 9.1 deg N and lon 88.7 deg E, about 520 km southwest of port Blair, 1410 km south-southwest of Cox’s bazaar (Bangladesh) at 1130 hrs IST of today the 10thMay 2023. To intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm over the same area by tonight.'

IMD has also issued expected weather warnings to all the nearby coastal regions. Storm Surge warning has also been issued for North Myanmar and adjoining southeast Bangladesh coasts. Storm Surge with height of about 1.8 m over and above the astronomical tide is likely during the rainfall.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall and squally winds are expected in many nearby coastal regions and areas.

The India Meteorological Department stated in its bulletin on May 10 that a depression over the southeast bay of Bengal has moved west-northwestwards at a speed of 05 Kmph during the past 6 hours and has intensified into a deep depression.

It is predicted to move northwestwards for some time and then northwestwards, gradually gaining strength into a cyclonic storm around 1200 UTC today.

Based on the forecasts, the cyclone is expected to move in a North-Northwest direction on May 11 and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the southeast and nearby central bay of Bengal. It is likely to weaken slightly on May 13 before making landfall between Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu in Myanmar on May 14, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 110-120 Kmph and gusts up to 130 Kmph.