Well-marked low pressure arealies centered over East Central & adjoining Northeast Arabian Sea

PIB News Update: According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD):

The well-marked low pressure area over East Central & adjoining Northeast Arabian off South Gujarat coast moved west-northwestwardsand lay centered over East Central & adjoining Northeast Arabian Sea at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 17^th October 2020.

It is very likely to movefurther west-northwestwardsand concentrate into a Depression over eastcentral& adjoining northeast Arabian Sea during next 12 hours.

Warnings:

(i) Rainfall

• Light to moderate rainfall at a few places very likely over coastal Districts of Saurashtra during next 24 hours.

 (ii) Wind warning

• Strong wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmphlikely to prevail over east central and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea during next 12 hours; 25-35 kmph gusting to 45 kmph along & off south Gujarat and north Maharashtra coasts during next 24 hours.
• It would increase, becoming Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph over east central and northeast Arabian Sea from 17^th October evening and over central and adjoining northwest Arabian Sea on 18^th October.
• (iii) Sea condition

Sea condition will be rough to very rough over eastcentral& adjoining northeast Arabian Sea on 17^th October and over central and northwest Arabian Sea on 18^th October; rough along & off south Gujarat and north Maharashtra coasts on 17^th October.

(iv)  Fishermen Warning

• Fishermen are advised not to venture into eastcentral& adjoining northeast Arabian Sea on 17^th October and over central & northwest Arabian Sea on 18^th October.