Edited sentence: As a result of this the JTWC were only expecting the cyclone to intensify into weak typhoon intensity before weakening a little bit before the cyclone made landfall with a moderate turn to the northwest due to a weakness in the subtropical ridge.Even though the cyclone had a good outflow into the upper level easterlies, the JTWC were expecting the system to make landfall in southern India within 72 hours.However the turn turned out to be more to the north than anticipated as a result this enabled the cyclone to stay offshore for longer and rapidly intensify