Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area, formed over the east central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal, is likely to concentrate into a depression on October 24 (Saturday), said the IMD on Friday.

The system is likely to intensify into a deep depression on October 25 and a cyclonic storm on the October 26 morning over the west-central Bay of Bengal. Thereafter, it will move west-northwestwards and reach near North Andhra Pradesh and adjoining South Odisha coast around October 28 morning, added the IMD.

The impending cyclonic storm has been named as ‘Arnab’ (means ocean or sea) by Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, at least two models have predicted that the cyclonic storm is likely make landfall south of Visakhapatnam and near the Kakinada-Visakhapatnam stretch in Andhra Pradesh by 3 pm on October 28.

As per the prediction of GFS and ECMWF models, cyclone Arnab is likely to approach the coast from the southeast of Visakhapatnam at around 8 am on October 28 (Wednesday).

The system is very likely to cross the coast near Kakinada-Visakhapatnam stretch in Andhra, revealed the two models.

The cyclonic storm may trigger heavy rainfall in several districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.