The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “MOCHA” in East Central Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards and centered at about 260 nautical miles west-northwest of Coco Island, 305 nautical miles west-southwest of Hainggyigyun, 350 nautical miles southwest of Sittway, 315 nautical miles north-northwest of Port Blair (India) and 385 nautical miles south-southwest of Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh), according to the observations at 5:30 am on May 13 by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).
The storm may continue to move north-northeast and may cross Bangladesh Cox's Bazar and Myanmar between Kyaukpyu and Sittway on the afternoon of May 14.
Then, moving to the north-northeast, the storm may continue to move towards Chin State, Magway Region and Sagaing Region, according to the DMH.
When the storm surge hit Rakhine State, the tributaries of the rivers may rise up to about 14 to 18 feet in Sittway and Maungdaw districts, about 10 to 14 feet in Kyaukpyu district, according to the DMH.
The red level is defined as the time 12 hours before the storm crosses the coast of Myanmar, but the DMH has designated as a red level because it can be crossed at the Rakhine coast near Sittway as an extremely severe cyclonic storm.
The "Mocha" is at 15.5 degrees north latitude and 89.1 degrees east longitude at 5:30 am Myanmar time and the central pressure is 964 hPa and the maximum wind speed is 105 to 115 miles per hour, according to the DMH.
