Cyclonic Storm Tej to intensify into extremely severe cyclonic storm: IMD

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday informed that Cyclonic storm 'Tej' is very likely to intensify into an 'Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm' in the forenoon of October 22, 2023.

Cyclonic Storm “Tej” (pronounced as Tej) over the southwest Arabian Sea moved north-westwards with a speed of 20 kmph during the past six hours on Sunday and lay centered over the same region, about 260 km east-southeast of Socotra (Yemen), 630 km south-southeast of Salalah (Oman) and 650 km southeast of Al Ghaidah (Yemen).

As per IMD, it is very likely to move northwestwards till October 24 morning and then north-northwestwards.  "It is likely to cross Yemen-Oman coasts between Al Ghaidah (Yemen) & Salalah (Oman) around the evening of October 24," said IMD in its latest bulletin.

Wind warning

Southwest Arabian Sea:

Gale wind speed reaching 140-150 kmph gusting to 160 kmph is prevailing and likely to increase gradually becoming 150-160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph by morning of 22nd October. Thereafter, it is likely to decrease gradually becoming Gale wind speed reaching 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph by morning of 23rd and Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph by morning of 24th October. It would decrease gradually thereafter.

Westcentral Arabian Sea:

Gale wind speed reaching 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph is prevailing and likely to increase gradually becoming Gale wind speed reaching 150-160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph in the morning of 22nd, 180-190 kmph gusting to 210 kmph in the evening of 22nd till morning of 23rd October. Thereafter, it is likely to decrease gradually from evening of 23rd October becoming Gale wind speed reaching 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph by 24th morning and 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph on 25th morning.

It would decrease rapidly after the landfall becoming Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph in the evening of 25th October.