- By Aalok Sensharma
- Sat, 26 Oct 2019 04:31 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The cyclonic storm namely 'Kyarr' intensified on early Friday into a severe cyclonic storm over the east-central Arabian Sea, said the Indian Meteorological Department on Friday adding that the cyclone is very likely to move west-north westwards towards Oman coast in the upcoming five days.
The IMD has warned of light to moderate rainfall at most place with heavy falls at isolated places is very likely over coastal districts of Karnataka, Goa and south Konkan during the next 12 hours.
"Kyarr cyclone is very likely to intensify further into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during next 24 hours," said the IMD.
The IMD in a statement also said that the wind speed may increase, further becoming 170-180 kmph and touching up to 200 kmph by Sunday morning around the system centre.
"Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph is likely to prevail along and off Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigad districts of Maharashtra and Goa during next 12 hours and decrease to 40 to 50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph during the subsequent 12 hours," said the weather agency in a statement.
The IMD has also predicted that the sea tide is very likely to be high to very high over the east-central Arabian Sea around the system centre during the next 12 hours and phenomenal thereafter from October 28 to 31.
“The sea situation will be very rough to high along and off Maharashtra, Goa coasts and rough to very rough along and off north Karnataka coast during the next 12 hours. It is also very likely to be rough to very rough over the northeast Arabian Sea off south Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours,” the IMD warned.
The IMD also asked the fishermen not to venture into the sea off the coasts of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and the northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining south Gujarat coast during the next 24 hours.
The cyclone is very likely to move west-northwestwards towards Oman coast during the next five days.
(With ANI inputs)
