BHUBANESWAR: Cyclone Arnab is likely to cross the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam by the forenoon of October 28 as a very severe cyclonic storm, packing sustained winds of 115-125 kmph and gusts reaching 140 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.According to the IMD, a well-marked low-pressure area over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression at 5.30 pm on Saturday. The system was centred about 820 km east-southeast of Visakhapatnam, 910 km east-southeast of Kakinada, 1,020 km east of Machilipatnam and 1,100 km east of Bapatla.The weather system is expected to initially move southwards and intensify into a deep depression before recurving west-northwestwards over the east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal on October 25. It is likely to strengthen into a cyclonic storm by the morning of October 26 and further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by the morning of October 27.Thereafter, the cyclone is expected to move northwestwards, intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and reach the west-central Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast by the morning of October 28.The IMD has issued a pre-cyclone watch for the Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south Odisha coasts and said the system’s movement and intensity are being closely monitored.