Low pressure area forms over southeast Bay of Bengal, expected to intensify into depression

A <b>low-pressure area</b> has formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to intensify into a depression by November 15, according to the India Meteorological Department. The system originated at 5:30 a.m. under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the central Andaman Sea and adjoining Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The weather system is expected to move northwestwards and become a well-marked low-pressure area around November 14. Under its influence, squally weather with wind speeds reaching up to 60 kmph is anticipated over the Andaman Sea and the southeast Bay of Bengal, impacting southern peninsula weather and bringing rainfall to Kerala.