 It formed in an area of moderate wind shear, allowing the system to slowly organize while moving to the west-northwest.Both the IMD and the JTWC initiated warnings on November 28, the latter classifying it as Tropical Cyclone 08B.On November 29, the storm turned to the north and east, beginning a four-day loop in the central Bay of Bengal; the JTWC noted that it was the longest-lasting loop on record in the body of water.