'Kyarr' Likely to Intensify into 'Very Severe' Cyclonic Storm During Next 24 Hours, Predicts IMD
Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Kyarr’ on Saturday intensified into a very Severe Cyclonic Storm and lay centred over 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 India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Mumbai, October 26: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that Cyclone 'Kyarr' is very likely to intensify into a 'very severe' cyclonic storm. According to the weather department, the storm is likely to further intensify into an 'extremely severe' cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours. ‘Kyarr’ on Saturday intensified and lay centred over 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 India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Cyclone Kyarr Update: Storm May Hit Karnataka as Weather Office Forecast Predicts Heavy Rains and Gusty Winds.
"It is very likely to move west-northwest-wards towards Oman coast during next 5 days. It is very likely to intensify into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 06 hours and further intensify into an extremely severe cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours," IMD said in its bulletin.
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The weather forecaster has predicted "light to moderate" rainfall at most places with heavy rain falls at isolated places over coastal districts of Karnataka, Goa and south Konkan during next 12 hours, reported ANI. IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into along and off Maharashtra- Goa - Karnataka coasts and northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining south Gujarat coast during next 24 hours.
"The fishermen are also advised not to venture into eastcentral Arabian Sea till 28th and into west central Arabian Sea from 28th to 31st October 2019," IMD said in its bulletin." The sea condition is very likely to be very high over eastcentral Arabian Sea around the system centre during next 06 hours and phenomenal thereafter. It is very likely to become phenomenal around the system centre over westcentral Arabian Sea from 28th to 31st October," it added. (With ANI Inputs)
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