Two Depressions Brewing Over Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal

Two depressions are brewing over the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, with the one over the Bay of Bengal expected to intensify into a cyclone and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclonic storm. According to the India Meteorological Department, the severe cyclone is expected to cause heavy to very heavy rain over Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. The depression over the Arabian Sea has moved north-northwestwards and is expected to cause heavy rain over Goa, Konkan, Gujarat, and Kerala.

Key Takeaways:

• A depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone on Monday morning and cross the Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during the evening/night of October 28 as a severe cyclonic storm.
• The severe cyclone is expected to cause heavy to very heavy rain over Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal.
• The depression over the Arabian Sea moved north-northwestwards and is expected to cause heavy rain over Goa, Konkan, Gujarat, and Kerala.
• The well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards and concentrated into a depression, with the possibility of intensifying into a deep depression by October 26 and a cyclonic storm by October 27 morning.
• The cyclonic storm is expected to have a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph when it crosses the Andhra Pradesh coast.

Statistics:

• The depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclone on Monday morning.
• The severe cyclone is expected to cause heavy to very heavy rain over 3 states: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal.
• The depression over the Arabian Sea covered an area of 400 km southwest of Mumbai and 620 km northwest of Mangalore.
• The cyclonic storm is expected to have a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.

Sources:

• "Weather Report", Hindustan Times, October 25, 2022.