<p>The weather office on Wednesday said it has picked up early signs of a cyclone developing in southeast Bay of Bengal and warned fishermen and the shipping community against venturing into the region.</p>.<p>Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department, said a cyclone is likely to develop in southeast Bay of Bengal on May 9 and a prediction of its path would be made in the next few days.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference here, Mohapatra said a cyclonic circulation is likely to develop on May 6 with the possibility of formation of a low-pressure area over the same region the next day.</p>.<p>The cyclone will be named Mocha, a name suggested by Yemen after the Red Sea port city.</p>.<p>The weather system is expected to concentrate into a depression on May 8 and intensify into a cyclone on May 9, Mohapatra said, adding that the cyclone was likely to move northwards towards central Bay of Bengal.</p>.<p>"We are issuing a forecast even before formation of a cyclonic circulation so that the marine community planning to venture into the sea could make their plans accordingly," he said.</p>.<p>He urged fishermen not to venture into southeast Bay of Bengal as the region is expected to experience squally weather with wind speed of 40-50 kmph.</p>.<p>"We will issue details about the cyclone track after the formation of a low pressure area," Mohapatra said.</p>.<p>The pre-monsoon period of April-May-June is also the cyclone season for the Indian Ocean region and May witnesses the maximum frequency of cyclones. The other cyclone season is October-November-December.</p>
<p>The weather office on Wednesday said it has picked up early signs of a cyclone developing in southeast Bay of Bengal and warned fishermen and the shipping community against venturing into the region.</p>.<p>Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department, said a cyclone is likely to develop in southeast Bay of Bengal on May 9 and a prediction of its path would be made in the next few days.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference here, Mohapatra said a cyclonic circulation is likely to develop on May 6 with the possibility of formation of a low-pressure area over the same region the next day.</p>.<p>The cyclone will be named Mocha, a name suggested by Yemen after the Red Sea port city.</p>.<p>The weather system is expected to concentrate into a depression on May 8 and intensify into a cyclone on May 9, Mohapatra said, adding that the cyclone was likely to move northwards towards central Bay of Bengal.</p>.<p>"We are issuing a forecast even before formation of a cyclonic circulation so that the marine community planning to venture into the sea could make their plans accordingly," he said.</p>.<p>He urged fishermen not to venture into southeast Bay of Bengal as the region is expected to experience squally weather with wind speed of 40-50 kmph.</p>.<p>"We will issue details about the cyclone track after the formation of a low pressure area," Mohapatra said.</p>.<p>The pre-monsoon period of April-May-June is also the cyclone season for the Indian Ocean region and May witnesses the maximum frequency of cyclones. The other cyclone season is October-November-December.</p>