Another cyclone seems to be brewing over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to trigger widespread rainfall across Kerala by this weekend.
According to a weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological department (IMD) on Wednesday, a cyclonic circulation is likely to emerge over the south Andaman Sea by November 25. The system is likely to intensify into a low-pressure area by November 26 and subsequently into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Sea on November 27.
Most of the global models indicate the further intensification of the system into a cyclonic storm. The Global Forecast System models indicate the initial west-northwestwards movement till November 28 towards the central Bay of Bengal, followed by the north-northeastwards movement towards the Bangladesh coast. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts model, however, indicates the movement of the system west-northwestwards, towards the west-central Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu and the Andhra Pradesh coast.
