The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that a low-pressure area over the southeast and the adjoining southwest Arabian Sea has developed into a depression on Friday. As per the announcement, the depression is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 21.The IMD posted on microblogging blogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Depression over the southwest Arabian Sea moved westwards and lay centered at 1130 hours IST of today, over the same region, about 900 km east-southeast of Socotra (Yemen), 1170 km southeast of Salalah Airport (Oman). Likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours.Depression over southwest Arabian Sea moved westwards and lay centered at 1130 hours IST of today, over the same region, about 900 km east-southeast of Socotra (Yemen), 1170 km southeast of Salalah Airport (Oman). Likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/g5sx5KlURn— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 20, 2023The depression is expected to intensify forming a severe cycling storm by October 22 and it would continue moving north-westwards towards South Oman and Yemen coasts.Weather changes in Arabian SeaEarlier, following the developing cyclonic storm, IMD issued a warning about weather changes in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai. However, it seems that Mumbai will not have a serious effect as the cyclonic storm is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and move toward the south coasts of Oman and Yemen and not Mumbai.The low pressure area over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal persists and lay centered at 1130 hours IST of today, the 20th October, 2023 over the same region. It is likely to intensify into a depression over westcentral Bay of Bengal around 22nd October pic.twitter.com/RJupwJngi8— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 20, 2023The low-pressure area over southwest and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal persists and lay centered at 1130 hours IST of today, the 20th October 2023 over the same region. It is likely to intensify into a depression over the west-central Bay of Bengal around 22nd October, said IMD.
