Cyclone Mocha additional intensified right into a ‘very extreme’ storm (118-220 km/hr) Friday morning however is unlikely to have a direct bearing on India as it’s anticipated to maneuver in the direction of the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast.
The cyclone, pronounced ‘Mokha’, is anticipated to make landfall between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu in Myanmar, near Sittwe, round Sunday afternoon. On the time of landfall, the storm will likely be within the ‘very extreme’ storm class with a most wind velocity of 150 to 160 km/hr gusting to 175 km/hr.
Based on the 5.30 am satellite tv for pc updates recorded by the India Meteorological Division (IMD), Cyclone Mocha was positioned within the central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal area. It lay 520 km west-northwest of Port Blair, 1,010 km south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar and 930 km south-southwest of Sittwe.
“The storm is more likely to transfer north-north-eastwards and intensify additional over the east-central Bay of Bengal,” the IMD’s climate replace mentioned.
Because the storm rages on and strikes away from the Indian coast, it may assist the disturbed ocean and atmospheric circumstances to resettle within the coming few days. That is essential forward of the incoming southwest monsoon winds over the Andaman Sea. Usually, these winds arrive over the Andaman area by the center of Might earlier than they hit the Kerala coast on June 1, kickstarting the four-month-long essential summer season monsoon season.