The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said a cyclonic storm is likely form over the southwest Bay of Bengal around December 3.
If the system intensifies into a cyclone, it would be called ‘Michaung’.
Wednesday’s well-marked low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea moved west-northwestwards and lay over southeast Bay of Bengal. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression over southeast Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours.
Continuing to move further west-northwestwards, it would intensify gradually into a cyclonic storm over southwest Bay of Bengal around December 3, the weather office said.
Thereafter, it would move north-westwards and reach north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts around the early morning of December 4 as a cyclonic storm.
There are no weather warnings for Odisha during next four days till December 4, the Regional Office of the IMD here said.
Though there is no weather warning for Odisha, the State Government has put seven coastal districts on alert amid the likelihood of the formation of cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal.
However, under the influence of the system, squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely over southwest Bay of Bengal from December 1 morning and 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph from December 2 morning. It would increase becoming gale wind speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph from December 3 mornings for subsequent 24 hours.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into deep sea areas of southwest Bay of Bengal from December 1 and west central Bay of Bengal from December 2 till further notice, the IMD said.