IMD Predicts Low Pressure System Over Bay Of Bengal To Form Cyclonic Storm

The India Meteorological Department announced that a well-marked low-pressure area over the Southeast Bay of Bengal is <b>expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm</b> by November 16. Officials stated that the weather system will likely move northwestwards, developing into a depression within 24 hours before strengthening further over the central Bay of Bengal.<br><br>Under the influence of this intensifying system, authorities warned of squally weather and winds reaching up to 60 kmph over the Andaman Sea, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and major parts of the Bay of Bengal. Winds may reach up to 80 kmph from November 17, prompting strict <b>warnings for fishermen against venturing</b> into the sea.