Cyclone likely to cross AP coast on May 19

​Visakhapatnam: A cyclonic storm brewing in Southeast Bay of Bengal, if intensifies, might cross the coast between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on May 19, said private weather forecaster Skymet on Saturday.

At present, all the three Indian seas including the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea have become turbulent, giving rise to several weather systems.

This would result in more disturbances coming up in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. India witnesses two cyclone seasons in a year. First is during pre-Monsoon season in April and May,

while other is during post-Monsoon season in October and November. During this, all the Indian seas become active and may see several systems coming up. However, all these weather systems do not transform into cyclones.

Now, the active Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) has given rise to another cyclonic circulation in Bay of Bengal. This system is presently marked in Southwest Bay of Bengal off the Sri Lanka coast.

Weathermen suggest that dynamics of these weather systems are such that two systems lying in close proximity cannot exist aloof and have a tendency of merging together.

Skymet said these systems to combine together and further intensify into a well-marked low pressure area in Southwest Bay of Bengal and thereafter it is likely to strengthen into a depression and then possibly become the first cyclonic storm of the season.

This system will be responsible for the onset of Southwest Monsoon over Andaman and Nicobar Islands before the scheduled arrival.