THE DEEP DEPRESSION OVER SOUTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL MOVED WEST NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 16 KMPH DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS, INTENSIFIED INTO A CYCLONIC STORM ‘ASANI’ (PRONOUNCED AS ASANI), AND LAY CENTERED AT 0000 UTC OF TODAY, THE 08TH MAY, OVER SOUTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL NEAR LATITUDE 11.2°N AND LONGITUDE 89.3°E, ABOUT 450 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF CAR NICOBAR (43367), 380 KM WEST OF PORT BLAIR (43333), 970 KM SOUTHEAST OF VISAKHAPATNAM (43149) AND 1030 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PURI (43053).