'MADI' meaning 'Ray' in Maldivian, is the fourth cyclone (after Phailin, Helen, Lehar) to have formed in the Bay of Bengal in the last 2 months - it is also the fifth named cyclone in the bay in 2013.
As per IMD :
'Severe Cyclonic storm 'MADI' over southwest Bay of Bengal would intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic storm during the next 24 hrs. It would move slowly nearly northwards'
Update of 09Dec2013
' The Very Severe Cyclone ‘MADI’ …would gradually weaken from tomorrow and move northwards slowly for 36h and then west south westwards. '
Praful Rao
Kalimpong,
Dist Darjeeling.
The depression has now intensified into severe cyclone 'MADI' and as per IMetD
(evening bulletin of 07Dec2013) :
'it would further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm within the next 24hrs. It would move nearly northwards very slowly during the next 48hrs and then recurve north- northeast wards'
For those interested in details see here for IMetD and here for the JTWC updates.
Praful Rao,
Kalimpong,
Dist Darjeeling
