The cyclone is headed north-northwestwards and is expected to make landfall in Oman in the next 24 hours
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a bulletin on Monday regarding the development of the cyclonic storm Ashobaa over the Arabian Sea. The cyclone is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm within the next 36 hours.
IMD has advsied fishermen from Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat against venturing into the sea as the sea condition is likely to be very rough.
According to IMD, the cyclone is likely to cause rainfall all over the western peninsular coast, with isolated heavy rainfall over Karnataka, Goa, the Konkan region and southern Gujarat. Wind speeds between 70 and 90 kmph along and off the coasts of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra during the next 24 hours and maximum speeds of up to 120 kmph in the subsequent 24 hours have been predicted.
Private meteorological agency Skymet’s Indian division has independently confirmed the information provided by IMD in its bulletin.
(The Hindu )
The cyclonic storm, named as Ashobaa by Sri Lanka, is expected to become a super cyclonic storm in one and a half days.
The deep depression in the Arabian Sea has intensified into cyclonic stormAshobaa and is expected to further develop into a “super cyclonic storm” in next 24-36 hours, the weather office said on Monday.
“The deep depression over eastcentral Arabian Sea has moved north-northwestwards during past 6 hours and intensified further into a cyclonic storm (ASHOBAA), and lay centred at 0830 hours of June 8, 2015 nearly 590 km west-southwest of Mumbai, 470 km southwest of Veraval and 960 km east-southeast of Masirah Island (Oman).
Why Ashobaa?
| » | Tropical cyclones are named to provide easy communication between forecasters and the general public regarding forecasts, watches, and warnings. Since the storms can often last a week or longer and that more than one can be occurring in the same basin at the same time, names can reduce the confusion about what storm is being described.
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| » | The North Indian Ocean region tropical cyclones are being named since October 2004. The North Indian Ocean region, comprising Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand, suggest seven names each. They are used one after the another.
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| » | The last cyclone was called Nilofer, a name suggested by Pakistan. The current cyclone is named Ashobaa, a name given by Sri Lanka. Next cyclone will be Komen, as suggested by Thailand.
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“It would move initially north-northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during next 36 hours,” the India Meteorological Department said.
However, the landfall may not take place in India, said a senior IMD official. “We are monitoring the cyclonic storm. We will be able to predict the landfall as it intensifies further,” the official added.
Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, said the “the system has shifted slightly away from the Indian coast.”
Under the influence of this system, rainfall would occur at most places with isolated heavy falls over coastal Karnataka, Konkan and Goa and south Gujarat during the next 24 hours.
“Strong winds speed reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph would prevail along and off Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra coasts during next 24 hours and 90-100 kmph gusting to 120 kmph during subsequent 24 hours. Sea condition would be very rough to high along and off Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra coasts during the next 48 hours,” IMD added.
