SUBJECT: SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “MOCHA” OVER SOUTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL

THE SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “MOCHA” (PRONOUNCED AS “MOKHA”) OVER SOUTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL MOVED NEARLY NORTHWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 13 KMPH DURING PAST 06 HOURS AND LAY CENTERED AT 1500 UTC OF TODAY, THE 11TH MAY 2023 OVER SOUTHEAST ADJOINING CENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL NEAR LATITUDE 12.5°N AND LONGITUDE 88.1°E, ABOUT 510 KM WEST OF PORT BLAIR, 1070 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF COX’S BAZAR (BANGLADESH) AND 990 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SITTWE (MYANMAR).

IT IS VERY LIKELY TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS AND INTENSIFY INTO A VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM BY 12TH MAY MORNING OVER CENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL.

THEREAFTER, IT IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS WITH FURTHER INTENSIFICATION. IT IS LIKELY TO CROSS SOUTHEAST BANGLADESH AND NORTH MYANMAR COASTS BETWEEN COX’S BAZAR (BANGLADESH) AND KYAUKPYU (MYANMAR), CLOSE TO SITTWE (MYANMAR) AROUND NOON OF 14TH MAY, 2023 AS A VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 150-160 KMPH GUSTING TO 175 KMPH.