Andaman, May 09: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning that Cyclone Mocha forming over the Bay of Bengal may intensify into a very severe storm by Friday, May 12, with wind speeds of up to 130 kmph.
The cyclone is expected to intensify into a depression on May 9 and into Cyclone Mocha on May 10, before moving towards the Bangladesh and Myanmar coasts on May 12. A low-pressure area has already formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining the South Andaman Sea.
The IMD has suggested regulating tourism, offshore activities, and shipping near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and over the sea areas of the southeast and central Bay of Bengal until Friday.
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Squally wind speeds reaching 50-60 kmph, gusting to 70 kmph, are expected over the southeast Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and adjoining Andaman Sea on Tuesday.
The weather department has updated on the further trajectory of Cyclone Mocha in a tweet on Tuesday, stating that “The low-pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea has become a Well Marked Low-Pressure Area over the same region at 0530 IST today, the 9th May 2023″.
The low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea has become Well Marked Low Pressure Area over the same region at 0530 IST today, the 9th May 2023. It is very likely to intensify into a depression by today evening over the same region
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 9, 2023
The cyclone will be named Mocha (Mokha), a name suggested by Yemen after the Red Sea port city that is known for introducing coffee to the world over 500 years ago.
