Wednesday’s Low Pressure Area over southwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal has moved northeastwards and has developed into a well-marked low pressure area over westcentral adjoining south Bay of Bengal as of 8.30 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2024.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai, it is very likely to continue to move northeastwards and concentrate into a depression over central parts of Bay of Bengal by Friday.
Thereafter, it is very likely to continue to move northeastwards, intensify further into a cyclonic storm over eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Subsequently, it would move nearly northwards and reach near Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts by Saturday evening as a severe cyclonic storm.
The cyclone, if formed, is most likely to be named cyclone Remal.
