Severe cyclone Nisarga hurtling towards Alibaug

The Arabian Sea cyclone Nisarga intensified into a intense cyclone early this morning and lay centred at eight.30 am about one hundred thirty km South-South-West of Alibaug 170 km South-South-West of Mumbai and 400 km South-South-West of Surat.

It is predicted to cross the North Maharashtra coastline just to the South of Alibag this afternoon as a intense cyclone packing winds speeds of one hundred-one hundred ten km/hr gusting a hundred and twenty km/hr. Soon after crossing, it might plough into Madhya and South-East Uttar Pradesh before heading into the foothills of the Himalayas and into Nepal.

Monitor into West Madhya Pradesh

No sooner would have the Nisarga remnant light out than the North-East Bay of Bengal readies to host the future circulation which, as for each initial projections by the IMD, could grow to be a depression and orient by itself correctly toward the monsoon sweet place of Head Bay for fantastic launch into East India. This is in stark distinction to predecessor super cyclone Amphan that strayed just after pulverising West Bengal.

This likely depression might go into West Uttar Pradesh for each forecasts valid until finally June thirteen, driving the monsoon from the Bay into the country’s farming heartland land, the most excellent scenario making certain rain protection. The Arabia Sea and Bay of Bengal arms of the monsoon will have been nicely established then.

Nisarga develops ‘eye’

Nevertheless, the Arabian Sea might tumble into a brief lull publish-intense cyclone Nisarga. According to the IMD, the intense cyclone designed an ‘eye’ at its centre earlier this morning with a diameter of sixty five km. It indicated strengthening of the storm intensify as nicely as beefing up of wind speeds from eighty five-95 km/hr gusting to one hundred km/hr to ninety-one hundred km/hr gusting to one hundred ten km/hr.

Gale-drive winds clocking one hundred-one hundred ten km/hr gusting to a hundred and twenty km/hr prevailed more than the East-Central Arabian Sea this morning, which would later lengthen to the Raigad, Mumbai and adjoining Thane coasts and eighty five-95 km/hr gusting to a hundred and five km/hr alongside and off Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Palghar and the rest of Thane.

Significant winds, storm surge

Wind speeds predicted by noon in the neighbourhood are: sixty-80 km/hr gusting to ninety km/hr alongside and off Valsad and Navsari, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli sixty-70 km/hr gusting to 80 km/hr alongside and off Surat and Bharuch and 50-sixty km/hr gusting to 70 km/hr more than rest of the South Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa.

The sea issue will be (i) substantial to incredibly substantial (wave heights of 30-forty ft) alongside and off Maharashtra and Goa coasts till this night and (ii) incredibly tough to substantial (20-30 ft) alongside and off South Gujarat coastline. Storm surge of 3-seven ft higher than astronomical tide might inundate low-lying locations of Mumbai, Thane and Raigad and of 1-3 ft at Ratnagiri. Fishermen alongside and off Karnataka-Goa-Maharashtra-South Gujarat are encouraged to stay back dwelling until finally tomorrow.

Large to incredibly heavy rain

Large to incredibly heavy falls are forecast at a number of locations and really heavy falls (20 cm or higher than) at isolated locations Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad and North Madhya Maharashtra until finally tomorrow. Large to incredibly heavy falls are likely at isolated locations more than Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Goa, Valsad, Navsari, Dang, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Surat in the course of this period of time. Large falls might lash elements of West Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.

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