The well-marked low-pressure area over south-east Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and lay centred this (Saturday) morning about 420 km west-southwest of Port Blair; 990 km south-east of Visakhapatnam; 990 km east-southeast of Chennai; 1,000 km south-east of Kakinada; and 1,040 km south-southeast of Gopalpur.

Eyeing Andhra coast

It is likely to move nearly to west-northwest, intensify into a deep depression by tomorrow (Sunday), and into a cyclone, be named Montha (contributed by Thailand), over south-west and adjoining west-central Bay by Monday morning. Thereafter it is may move to northwest towards Andhra Pradesh coast during subsequent two days.

Meanwhile, an existing depression over east-central Arabian Sea moved north-northwest on Saturday morning, and was located abou

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