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A fresh weather system is brewing in the Bay of Bengal, which could cause widespread rainfall over the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal towards the end of this week.
As on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that a cyclonic circulation emanating from the Gulf of Thailand had entered the south Andaman Sea.
“Under the influence of this system, a low pressure is likely to form over the Southeast Bay of Bengal by Tuesday,” the IMD said in its forecast, issued on Monday morning.
As per the IMD’s weather models, this system will take a west-northwestwards track and reach the Odisha-West Bengal coasts around November 20. However, the Met department has yet to declare the probability of the system intensifying into a cyclone.
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Over the upcoming 48 hours, the low pressure will intensify into a depression and prevail over the central and adjoining areas of the south Bay of Bengal, around November 16.
Less than a month ago, cyclone Hamoon had developed in the Bay of Bengal. It had rapidly intensified into a ‘very severe’ cyclone hit the Bangladesh coast and caused widespread rainfall over Mizoram.
The North Indian Ocean region — consisting of the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea — witnesses cyclones during the October-December period, with higher chances of cyclogenesis in November.
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