Cyclone ‘Murasu’ intensifies in Bay of Bengal
KATHMANDU:- According to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology in Nepal, a cyclonic storm named ‘Murasu’ has formed over the southwestern Bay of Bengal and the adjacent central-western Bay of Bengal.
The Division states that, based on an analysis of weather models, satellite imagery, and data, the cyclonic storm formed at 11:45 AM on Sunday, Kartik 15.
The Department has stated that this weather system is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the central-western Bay of Bengal on Monday, Kartik 16.
According to the Department, the system is expected to continue moving in a west-northwesterly direction and make landfall as a severe cyclonic storm on Kartik 17, between Nellore and Narsapur along the southern coast of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Based on the analysis so far, this weather system is not expected to have a significant impact on the weather in Nepal. The Department has stated that it is continuously monitoring the system and will provide further updates as necessary.
