New Delhi, May 21 -- A low-pressure area will likely form over the Eastcentral Arabian Sea off the North Karnataka-Goa coasts during the next 12 hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted it would likely to move nearly northwards and intensify further into a depression during subsequent 36 hours.

The weather agency also issued a series of warnings for fishermen across various coastal regions of India due to rough sea conditions.

According to the IMD, "An upper air cyclonic circulation extending up to mid-tropospheric levels lies over Eastcentral Arabian Sea off North Karnataka-Goa coasts at 0830 IST of today, the 21st May 2025." Under its influence, a low-pressure area was likely to form within the next 12 h...