IMD BAY OF BENGAL: THE DEPRESSION OVER NORTHWEST AND ADJOINING WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL OFF ODISHA AND ADJOINING NORTH ANDHRA PRADESH COASTS MOVED NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 7 KMPH DURING PAST 3 HOURS AND LAY CENTERED AT 0600 UTC OF TODAY, THE 19TH JULY, 2024 OVER THE SAME REGION NEAR LATITUDE 19.3ON AND LONGITUDE 86.1OE, ABOUT 60 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PURI (ODISHA, 43053), 130 KM EAST OF GOPALPUR (ODISHA, 43049), 130 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PARADIP (ODISHA, 42976) AND 230 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF KALINGAPATNAM (ANDHRA PRADESH, 43105). IT IS LIKELY TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARDS AND CROSS ODISHA COAST NEAR PURI AS A DEPRESSION AROUND 0000 UTC OF TOMORROW, THE 20TH JULY, 2024. THEREAFTER, IT WOULD MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS ACROSS ODISHA & CHHATTISGARH AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY DURING SUBSEQUENT 24 HOURS. AS PER INSAT-3D IMAGERY, THE CONVECTION HAS FURTHER ORGANISED. INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEM IS T1.5/C.I.1.5. ASSOCIATED SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW AND MEDIUM CLOUDS WITH EMBEDDED INTENSE TO VERY INTENSE CONVECTION LAY OVER NORTHWEST & ADJOINING WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL AND NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH AND ODISHA. MINIMUM CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE IS -900C. AS PER OBSERVATIONS AT 0600 UTC, ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 HPA AND THE PRESSURE DROP AT CENTRE IS 4 HPA. AT 0600 UTC, LOWEST MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE OF 992.4 HPA IS OBSERVED AT PURI (43053). AND PRESSURE CHANGE DURING PAST 24 HOURS AT PURI IS -4.6 HPA. THE PRESSURE CHANGE ANALYSIS IS INDICATING THE SYSTEM TO MOVE ACROSS ODISHA AND CHHATTISGARH.