Deep depression over Kachchh to intensify into cyclonic storm: IMD

The deep depression over Kachchh and adjoining areas of Saurashtra, Northeast Arabian Sea and Pakistan is likely to move nearly westwards, emerge into northeast Arabian Sea off Kachchh and adjoining Pakistan coasts and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that the system is likely to move westwards and intensify into a Cyclonic Storm today.

“Thereafter, it would continue to move nearly west-northwestwards over northeast Arabian Sea away from Indian coast during subsequent two days,” said IMD.

Warnings:

Rainfall Warning: Gujarat State: Saurashtra & Kachchh: Light to moderate rainfall at most places heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Kachchh and adjoining districts of Saurashtra on August 30.

Wind warning:

Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely over the interior districts of South Gujarat Region and Saurashtra & Kutch on the August 30. Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph is very likely to prevail along & off Gujarat coasts & adjoining Pakistan coasts and over northeast & adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea during 30th to August 31.

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