Well-marked low-pressure area may become depression near Andhra coast by Nov 2

A well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression within 12 hours, according to the Meteorological Department. The system is expected to move towards the west-central Bay near Andhra Pradesh by November 2.

Amaravati: The low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea, adjoining the North Andaman Sea and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, moved west-northwestwards to become a well-marked low-pressure area, which is expected to intensify into a depression near the Andhra Pradesh coast by November 2.

The weather system lay over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Sea at 5:30 am on Saturday, an official press release from the Meteorological Department said.

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According to the Met Department, the well-marked low-pressure area is likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify into a depression over the same region during the next 12 hours.

Thereafter, it is likely to intensify further and move west-northwestwards, reaching the west-central Bay of Bengal near the Andhra Pradesh coast around the evening of November 2.