Bay of Bengal depression intensifying into cyclone, MET issues alert

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is gaining strength and is likely to turn into a tropical cyclone, the Indian Meteorological Department has warned.

Under the influence of the deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours, conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some parts of southeast Arabian Sea, southwest Bay of Bengal and east central Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of southeast Bay of Bengal and some parts of west central and northeast Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours, a weather forecast bulletin of the IMD said.

With the strengthening of westerlies and likely northward shift of the shear zone, conditions are also becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon and its setting in over Kerala and parts of northeastern states around May 30-31, the IMD bulletin said.Conditions are also favourable for the advance of southwest monsoon into northeast segment of India covering Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura uring May 30-31, the release further added. With the strengthening of westerlies and northward shift of shear zone, conditions are also becoming favourable for the advance of southwest monsoon into some parts of south Arabian sea, entire Maldives-Comorin area and south Kerala during May 30-31, the release added.

Severe heat wave conditions are observed at a few places over Rajasthan; heat wave conditions observed at a few places with severe heat wave at isolated places over west Madhya Pradesh; heat wave at isolated places with severe heat wave at isolated places over Vidarbha & east Madhya Pradesh and heat wave at isolated places over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.