NEW DELHI � Indias eastern seaboard is on high alert following warnings from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regarding a developing atmospheric disturbance over the Bay of Bengal. A low-pressure area that formed over the Bay of Bengal is gaining momentum and is expected to concentrate into a depression, intensifying into a deep depression by October 25. Meteorologists project that the system will evolve into the first major cyclonic storm of the post-monsoon season by October 26. If fully formed, the cyclone will be named Arnab, a name proposed by Bangladesh. According to IMD forecasts, the storm is expected to track steadily in a west-northwest direction, heading toward the coastlines of north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha. Weather models indicate that the potential cyclone could approach land or make landfall around October 28. Wind speeds are forecasted to scale up significantly as the storm moves closer to the mainland, with coastal regions expecting gusty winds reaching up to 90 km/h along with rough to very rough sea conditions. In response to the approaching weather threat, state authorities across Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have put emergency response teams, local administrations, and disaster relief personnel on standby. High warnings have been issued to the maritime community, strictly advising fishermen to refrain from venturing into deep waters across the central, southern, and adjoining north sectors of the Bay of Bengal. Coastal districts are bracing for widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall, potential coastal inundation, and urban waterlogging as the storm nears. Agricultural stakeholders, coastal residents, and traders in vulnerable regions are urged to closely monitor official IMD bulletins and take protective measures to safeguard harvested crops and livestock. Surrounding states, including West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar, are also monitoring the storms trajectory, as potential post-landfall rain belts or a northeastward recurvature could bring localized severe weather to inland regions. State disaster management agencies remain primed to deploy rapid relief operations as the weather system undergoes further intensification over warm oceanic waters.