Alow pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 16, said the India Meteorological Department. This could lead to heavy rainfall in some places in Goa and the south Konkan region. Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts in Maharashtra constitute the south Konkan region.

In an advisory, the IMD added that the low pressure area will concentrate into a depression over the Arabian Sea by Saturday morning before intensifying into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours.

“A low pressure area has formed over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area today. It is very likely to become well marked over the Lakshadweep area by Friday morning,” the IMD said on Thursday.

This cyclonic storm is likely to intensify further and move north-northwestwards to Gujarat and the adjoining Pakistan coasts. Estimates suggest it will reach the Gujarat coast around the evening of May 18.