Extremely heavy rain likely in Canara Coast
Mangaluru, Sep 10: Isolated places in coastal and south interior Karnataka are likely to experience extremely heavy rainfall on September 10 and 11.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert till Sep 11 morning and a red alert for one day from Sep 11 morning.
The sea is likely to turn rough nearshore along the coast till 11.30 pm of September 10 due to the effect of the high period (15-19 sec) swell waves, having 1.8 – 2.5 m height.
High waves in the range of 2.5 – 3.3 meters are forecasted till 23:30 hours of 10-09-2020 along the coast of Karnataka from Mangalore to Karwar. Surface Current speeds vary between 33 – 58 cm/sec.
Alert to fishermen: Strong wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph is likely to prevail along & off Karnataka Coast.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas
