The Severe Cyclonic Storm “Mocha” (pronounced as “Mokha”) over
Southeast adjoining Central Bay of Bengal moved northwards with a speed of 09
kmph during past 06 hours, intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and lay
centered at 0530 hours IST of today, the 12th May 2023 over Central adjoining
Southeast Bay of Bengal near latitude 13.2°N and longitude 88.1°E, about 520 km
west-northwest of Port Blair, 1010 km south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh)
and 930 km south-southwest of Sittwe (Myanmar).
It is very likely to move north-northeastwards and intensify further over
Eastcentral Bay of Bengal. 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.