Nisarga Cyclone Path: Depression Lies Close to Goa, Mumbai and Surat on Monday; Check Movement and route of the Cyclonic Storm

Mumbai, June 1: Nisarga cyclone, which will turn into a 'Deep Depression' by Monday night and further into a 'Cyclonic Storm' thereafter, currently lies over the Arabian Sea close to Goa, Mumbai and Surat. According to the location by IMD, the cyclonic storm lies about 360 km southwest of Panjim in Goa, 670 km south-southwest of Mumbai in Maharashtra and 900 km south-southwest of Surat in Gujarat. Nisarga is expected to intensify into a 'Deep Depression' during next 12 hours, into a 'Cyclonic Storm' over the Arabian Sea during the subsequent 24 hours and 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' thereafter. Nisarga Cyclone Tracker: Cyclonic Storm to Turn Into Severe Cyclonic Storm by June 3; Check Forecast and Day-Wise Movement.

The weather agency said that the Cyclone Nisarga is very likely to move nearly northwards initially till June 2 morning and recurve north-northeastwards and cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts between Harihareshwar in Raigad and Daman in Gujarat during evening/night of June 3, 2020.

Region between Harihareshwar in Raigad and Daman in Gujarat

Phases of Cyclone Nisarga

First, a low-pressure area over the sea intensifies into a depression. After a depression is formed, it gains intensity and speed and turns into a 'Deep Depression' bringing rains, strong winds in the surrounding regions. The 'Deep Depression' will turn into a 'Cyclonic Storm' and later into a 'Severe Cyclonic Storm'. It will thereafter weaken and become a cyclonic storm and make a landfall. The cycle goes like: Depression- Deep Depression- Cyclonic Storm- Severe Cyclonic Storm- Cyclonic Storm- Deep Depression-Depression.

Cyclone Nisarga Path

If we look at the mapping done by IMD, the path of Nisarga cyclone that has been predicted by the weather agency is marked in red while the green region shows the path of uncertainty, which means if the cyclone changes track, the areas that come under the green part are likely to be impacted. Check district-wise alert for Maharashtra. 

As of Monday, the cyclone, which intensified into a depression during the early hours, was centered close to Goa, Mumbai and Surat. All these three areas will be impacted by the cyclonic storm with strong winds and rains in several areas. On June 2 around 5.30 am, the depression is set to turn into a 'Cyclonic Storm' and move towards Gujarat. Later, it will turn into a 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' on the morning of June 3 following which, Nisarga will turn into a 'Severe Cyclonic Storm' on the morning of June 4. Coastal areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra will have to brace for heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds as the storm turns severe. Thereafter, Nisarga will weaken into a 'Cyclonic Storm' on the same day (May 4) during the evening hours around 5.30 pm.

Movement of Cyclone Nisarga from Maharashtra to Gujarat

During the movement from June 1 to June 4, Cyclone Nisarga will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat. Nisarga cyclone will pass through the coastal areas of both the states. Maharashtra has a coastline of about 720 km while Gujarat is strategically located with largest share in India’s coastline of 1,600 kilometres.

Maharashtra's coastal areas include districts of Thane, Raigad, Greater Bombay, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. Meanwhile, Gujarat has 15 coastal districts including Jamnagar, Gir Somnath, Kutch, Junagadh, Porbandar,  Devbhumi Dwarka, Morbi, Amreli, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Anand, Valsad, Navsari, Surat and Ahmedabad. However, districts that fall in northern areas of Maharashtra and southern region of Gujarat will see the impact of the cyclone.

In the wake of the weather conditions, parts of Gujarat including Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli will see heavy rainfall on June 3 and extremely heavy rainfall at a few places in Daman, Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and on June 4.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 01, 2020 05:14 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).