Cyclone Biparjoy: The very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy will intensify further during the next 48 hour and north-northwestwards during the subsequent 3 days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “Biparjoy” (pronounced as “Biporjoy”) over the east-central Arabian Sea moved slowly north-northeastwards with a speed of 3 kmph during the past 6-hours and lay centered at 0530 hours IST of today over the same region near latitude 14.7°N and longitude 66.2°E.
As of now, cyclone Biparjoy was centred around 820 km west of Goa, 840 km west-southwest of Mumbai, 850 km south-southwest of Porbandar and 1140 km south of Karachi. "VSCS BIPARJOY lay centered at 0530 hours IST of today, near latitude 14.7N and longitude 66.2E, about 820 km west of Goa, 840 km west-southwest of Mumbai, 850 km south-southwest of Porbandar and 1140 km south of Karachi. To intensify further during next 48 hours," the IMD said in a tweet.
Wind warning:
9 June: Gale wind speed reaching 145-155 kmph gusting to 170 kmph is likely to prevail over central Arabian Sea and become 155-160 kmph gusting to 180 kmph from the evening of 9 June. Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph is likely over adjoining areas of the South Arabian Sea and 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph along and off the Karnataka-Goa-Maharashtra coasts.
10 June: Gale wind speed reaching 155-160 kmph gusting to 180 kmph is likely to prevail over central Arabian Sea. Gale wind speed reaching 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph is likely to prevail over the adjoining areas of the north Arabian Sea. Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely over adjoining areas of south Arabian Sea and 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph along and off the Goa-Maharashtra coasts.
11 June: Gale wind speed reaching 140-150 kmph gusting to 165 kmph is likely to prevail over central & adjoining north Arabian Sea. Squally weather with wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph is likely along and off the Maharashtra-Gujarat coasts.
12 June: Gale wind speed reaching 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph is likely to prevail over central and adjoining north Arabian Sea and become 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph from the evening of 12 June. Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely over adjoining areas of south Arabian Sea. Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely along & off Maharashtra-Gujarat coasts.
13 June: Gale wind speed reaching 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph is likely to prevail over the north andadjoining central Arabian Sea. Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph is likely along and off the Maharashtra-Gujarat coasts.
Sea condition
9 June: Sea condition is likely to be phenomenal over the central Arabian Sea. Very rough to rough sea condition is likely to prevail over the adjoining areas of south Arabian Sea. Sea condition is likely to be rough along and off the Karnataka-Goa- Maharashtra coasts.
10 June: Sea condition is likely to be phenomenal over the central Arabian Sea. Sea condition is likely to be rough to very rough over adjoining areas of the north Arabian Sea and rough along and off Goa- Maharashtra coasts.
11 & 12 June: Sea condition is likely to be phenomenal to very high over the central and adjoining north Arabian Sea. Sea condition is likely to be rough to very rough along and off the Maharashtra-Gujarat coasts.
13 June: Sea condition is likely to be phenomenal to very high over the north and adjoining central Arabian Sea. Sea condition is likely to be rough to very rough along and off the Maharashtra-Gujarat coasts.
Fishermen Warning
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into such cyclone-hit areas in the Arabian Sea and those who are out at sea are advised to return to the coast, the India Meteorological Department said earlier.
The weather department said that the conditions are favourable for further advance of the Southwest monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, the remaining parts of Kerala, some more parts of Tamil Nadu, some parts of Karnataka and some more parts of southwest, Central and northeast Bay of Bengal and some parts of northeastern states during next 24 hours.
