Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA”: It’s to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm tonight

According to the observations at (12:30) hrs M.S.T Thursday, the Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” over Southeast Bay of Bengal has moved North-Northwestwards and still persists.

It is centered at about (345) Nautical miles West-Southwest of CoCo Island, (460) Nautical miles West-Southwest of Hainggyigyun, (580) Nautical miles South- Southwest of Sittwe, (445) Nautical miles West-Northwest of Nicobar Islands (India), (285) Nautical miles West of Port Blair (India) and (630) Nautical miles South-Southwest of Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh).

Weather is partly cloudy over the North Bay of Bengal and cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal. It is moving towards Bangladesh-Myanmar Coasts, the present stage of the Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” is coded orange stage.

Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” is likely to move North-Northwestwards and intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” around tonight and recurve gradually North-Northeastwards and intensify into a very Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” over Central Bay of Bengal around on 12th May.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” is forecast to cross Southeast Bangladesh and Northern Rakhine Coast between Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) and Kyaukphyu (Myanmar) around 14th May.