Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The cyclonic storm Montha, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to cross the coast of India's Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday evening or night, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

The BMD issued a special weather bulletin on Monday afternoon with the latest update on the storm's movement.

Meteorologist Md Tariful Newaz Kabir said the storm, located over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining southeast Bay, has been moving north-northwest and is now situated over the southwest Bay and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal.

At 12pm on Monday, the cyclone was centred about 1,300km southwest of Chattogram port, 1,245km southwest of Cox's Bazar port, 1,200km southwest of Mongla port, and 1,190km s...