Isolated showers experienced by parts of Kerala, triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, are likely to continue over the next few days.
According to a weather bulletin issued by the Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday noon, the deep depression is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, Asani, over the southeast Bay of Bengal.
The depression was about 480 km west-northwest of Nicobar Islands, 400 km west of Port Blair (Andaman Islands), 940 km south-east of Visakhapatnam and 1,000 km south-southeast of Puri in Odisha. It is very likely to move north-westwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm over east-central Bay of Bengal. It may then continue to move north-westwards till May 10 evening and reach west-central and adjoining north-west Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts. Thereafter, it is very likely to recurve north-north-eastwards and move towards northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast.
