Fishing communities to be on alert
May 21, 2021Issuing marine weather forecast today, the Met Department requested naval and fishing communities not to venture into the East-Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas (12N-20N, 85E-100E) from today (21 May).
The weather forecast said a low-pressure area is very likely to form over North Andaman sea and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal around May 22.
Further, it is likely to intensify into a depression around May 23, it also said.
The system is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 24 and thereafter, possibly move north-westwards reaching near Odisha - west Bengal coasts around May 26 morning, the marine weather forecast added.