Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal around October 24, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its North Indian Ocean Extended Range Outlook for Cyclogenesis issued on Thursday evening.

The system is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further thereafter. “There is a moderate probability of its intensification into a depression around October 26,” it added. ADVERTISEMENT

The weather models are indicating westnorthwestwards movement of the system towards Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu coasts. “The anomaly field is indicating an anomalous low over South Odisha during week 3, indicating northnortheastwards recurvature of the system.”

The ECMWF model forecasts a low-pressure area forming on October 24, whereas the IMD GFS and NC

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