A low pressure area (LOPAR) has formed over the east central Bay of Bengal on Saturday morning (May 22). It is very likely to concentrate into a depression by tomorrow (May 23). The cyclonic system is expected to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 24, and further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm in the subsequent 24 hours. The probable cyclone is likely to reach West Bengal and adjoining North Odisha and Bangladesh Coasts in the morning of May 26 and cross the coast around evening.