Dr. Manorama Mohanty, Director of the Indian Meterolgical Department published the weather forecasting early warning message on Cyclone Montha. It is likely to move north-northwestwards and intensify into a severe cyclonic strom by morning of 28th October. Continuing to move futher north-northwestwards, it is very likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam around Kakinada during the evening/night of 28th October as a severe Cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph.
