A summer cyclone will likely take place in the Bay of Bengal around May 9 though the detail of its path and intensification are yet to be assessed, the IMD said on Wednesday. IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said the guidance of numerical models indicates the formation of a cyclonic storm around May 9, but its movement and intensification may be determined after the low-pressure area forms on May 7. 

 

However, there is no forecast so far regarding landfall over the country’s coast. But fishermen are advised against venturing into the sea from May 7, he said.

 

The cyclone will be named Mocha, a name suggested by Yemen after the Red Sea port city.

 

As per IMD DG, a cyclonic circulation will form over the southeast Bay of Bengal around May 6, and under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region around May 7. The system is likely to concentrate into a depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal on May 8.

 

“We will issue details about the cyclone track after the formation of a low-pressure area,” Director General said.

 

The east coast witnessed three summer cyclones – Fani, Amphan, and Yaas in May 2019, 2020, and 2021 respectively.