Low Pressure area over South Madhya Maharashtra and adjoining South Konkan

Udupi, Oct 15: The well marked low pressure area over south Madhya Maharashtra & neighbourhood moved westwards and lay over south Madhya Maharashtra & adjoining south Konkan, according to India Meteorological Department 8.30 am bulletin.

It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and emerge into eastcentral
Arabian Sea off Maharashtra coast and concentrate into a Depression over
eastcentral & adjoining northeast Arabian Sea off Maharashtra – south Gujarat coasts during next 48 hours. It is very likely to move gradually west-northwestwards and intensify further.

Warnings:

Rainfall warning

• 15 th October 2020: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places would occur over Konkan & Goa and adjoining Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra and heavy falls at isolated places over coastal Districts of south Gujarat.
• 16th October 2020: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places would occur over Konkan & Goa and heavy falls at isolated places over coastal Districts of south Gujarat.

Wind warning

• Strong wind speed reaching 20-30 kmph gusting to 40 kmph very likely to prevail around the system centre and over Madhya Maharashtra during next 12 hours and gradually decrease thereafter. Strong wind speed reaching 25-35 kmph gusting to 45 kmph likely to prevail over east central and northeast Arabian Sea and along & off Maharashtra, Goa & south Gujarat coasts during next 12 hours.
• It would increase, becoming Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph east central and northeast Arabian Sea and along & off Maharashtra, Goa & south Gujarat coasts from today evening.
• It would further increase becoming 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph over eastcentral & adjoining northeast Arabian Sea and along & off Maharashtra & Gujarat coasts from 16th October evening and 55– 65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph over the same area from 17th October evening.

Sea condition
Sea condition will be rough to very rough over eastcentral & adjoining
northeast Arabian Sea and along & off Maharashtra & Gujarat coasts from
today evening till 18th October.

Fishermen Warning
Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Sea along & off Maharashtra & south Gujarat coasts and over eastcentral & adjoining northeast Arabian Sea from today, the 15 th October onwards for the subsequent 3 days.