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Cyclone Montha Alert: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that cyclone Montha, currently developing over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm as it approaches the Andhra Pradesh coast.

The weather department has stated that Cyclone Montha is likely to make landfall near Kakinada on the evening or night of October 28.

Cyclone Montha To Make Landfall Near Kakinada On Oct 28

The depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to strengthen into Cyclone Montha by October 27, Monday. The cyclonic storm may hit the Andhra Pradesh coast near Kakinada, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, on the evening or night of October 28, the IMD stated.

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Under the influence of a severe cyclonic storm, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal are expected to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall from October 27.

Depression Over Southeast Bay Of Bengal

- Depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal was moving west at 7 kmph, around 460 km from Port Blair, 950 km from Chennai, 960 km from Visakhapatnam, 970 km from Kakinada, and 1030 km from Gopalpur.

- According to an IMD bulletin, the Bay of Bengal system is likely to develop into a deep depression by October 26, a cyclonic storm by October 27, and a severe cyclonic storm by October 28.

- It is expected to make landfall near Kakinada on the evening or night of Oct 28, with winds of 90-100 kmph, gusting up to 110 kmph.

“The well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards, concentrated into a depression, and lay centred about 420 km west-southwest of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), 990 km southeast of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 990 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu), 1000 km southeast of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), and 1040 km south-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha),” the IMD bulletin stated.

Depression Over Eastcentral Arabian Sea

- The depression over the east-central Arabian Sea was moving north-northwest on Saturday, located approximately 380 km west-northwest of Panjim (Goa), 400 km southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra), 620 km northwest of Mangalore (Karnataka), and 640 km north-northwest of Aminidivi (Lakshadweep).

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- The IMD has forecast that the depression is expected to move northwest over the next 24 hours and may bring heavy rainfall to Goa, Konkan, Gujarat, and Kerala.

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