Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has intensified and may develop into a cyclone, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
In a weather bulletin issued on Monday, the department reported that the low-pressure area, situated in the east-central Bay of Bengal and the northern Andaman Sea, has intensified into a well-marked low-pressure system, though it remains stationary in the same region.
It is expected to move further west-northwest, potentially evolving into a depression and then a deep depression before developing into a cyclone.
New cyclone names are selected sequentially from a list provided by 13 countries in the region.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that the low pressure in the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjacent Andaman Sea could develop into a depression by Tuesday and potentially evolve into a cyclone by Wednesday.
The system may strengthen further into a severe cyclone and is expected to cross the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal between Puri and the Sagar Islands on Thursday, between noon and evening Bangladesh time.
In its regular weather bulletin, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) noted that rain or thundershowers are likely in some areas of the Chattogram Division within the next 24 hours, starting from 6 PM on Monday.
Meanwhile, the weather will remain predominantly dry with partly cloudy skies in other regions.
The weather office has advised fishing boats and trawlers in the northern Bay of Bengal and the deep sea to navigate cautiously near the coast until further notice.
As of 6 PM on Monday, two millimeters of rainfall were recorded in Cox's Bazar and Teknaf, while no rain was reported in other parts of the country.
The last cyclone to impact the Bangladeshi coast was ‘Remal’ on May 26, which resulted in a total of 76 fatalities in Bangladesh and India.
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A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has intensified and may develop into a cyclone, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
In a weather bulletin issued on Monday, the department reported that the low-pressure area, situated in the east-central Bay of Bengal and the northern Andaman Sea, has intensified into a well-marked low-pressure system, though it remains stationary in the same region.
It is expected to move further west-northwest, potentially evolving into a depression and then a deep depression before developing into a cyclone.
New cyclone names are selected sequentially from a list provided by 13 countries in the region.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that the low pressure in the east-central Bay of Bengal and the adjacent Andaman Sea could develop into a depression by Tuesday and potentially evolve into a cyclone by Wednesday.
The system may strengthen further into a severe cyclone and is expected to cross the coasts of Odisha and West Bengal between Puri and the Sagar Islands on Thursday, between noon and evening Bangladesh time.
In its regular weather bulletin, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) noted that rain or thundershowers are likely in some areas of the Chattogram Division within the next 24 hours, starting from 6 PM on Monday.
Meanwhile, the weather will remain predominantly dry with partly cloudy skies in other regions.
The weather office has advised fishing boats and trawlers in the northern Bay of Bengal and the deep sea to navigate cautiously near the coast until further notice.
As of 6 PM on Monday, two millimeters of rainfall were recorded in Cox's Bazar and Teknaf, while no rain was reported in other parts of the country.
The last cyclone to impact the Bangladeshi coast was ‘Remal’ on May 26, which resulted in a total of 76 fatalities in Bangladesh and India.
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