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Kyarr likely to intensify into 'extremely severe cyclonic storm'
Cyclonic storm ‘Kyarr’ is likely to intensify into an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
Mumbai/New Delhi: Cyclonic storm 'Kyarr' is likely to intensify into an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm', according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
Earlier, the storm had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and lay centred over the east-central Arabian Sea, about 270 km to the west-southwest of Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), 360 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 1,780 km east-southeast of Salalah (Oman) at 5:30 am. The storm is likely to move towards Oman coast during the next 5 days, IMD said.
"Under the influence of the above systems, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy falls likely over Konkan & Goa and Coastal Karnataka during the next 24 hours," the latest bulletin issued by IMD said.
It also forecasts heavy rainfall in Odisha, Assam and Meghalaya in the next 24 hours. Earlier, the Met department had issued a red alert along the coast of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka for the next two days.
"The storm is very likely to move east-northeast-wards till the evening of Saturday. Then it is very likely to recurve and move nearly westwards towards south Oman and adjoining Yemen coast with gradual intensification during subsequent 72 hours," the department had said earlier.
Parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra are also likely to receive light to moderate rains and thundershower over the next four days with the cyclonic storm "Kyaar" hovering over the Arabian Sea.
The Met department said the sea will become "rough to very rough" along and off the south Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours until Sunday afternoon. The IMD advised fishermen not to venture into south Gujarat coast for the period due to the prevailing sea condition.
"Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely along and off south Gujarat coast during the next twenty-four hours. Sea will be rough to very rough along and off south Gujarat coast during next 24 hours. Fishermen are advised not to venture into south Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours," the IMD bulletin said.
The sea condition is very likely to be high to very high over the east-central Arabian Sea during the next 24 hours and phenomenal there after. It will be rough to very rough along & off north Karnataka coast during next 24 hours, the weather agency reported.
