Deep depression over Arabian sea to intensify into severe cyclonic storm: IMD

The deep depression over northeast Arabian Sea moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph during last 6 hours and lay centered at over the same region, about 240 km westsouthwest of Dwarka, 270 km west of Porbandar, 280 km southwest of Naliya, and 400 km south of Karachi (Pakistan), informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.

As per IMD, it is likely to move west northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. Thereafter, it is like to move nearly westwards initially and then west-southwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours.

Wind warning:   

Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 gusting to 75 kmph is prevailing over Northeast Arabian Sea, adjoining areas of northwest Arabian Sea. It is likely to become 75-85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph from evening of today, the 3rd October, and then further increase to 100-110 gusting to 125 kmph over northwest Arabian Sea adjoining northeast Arabian sea from evening of 4th October, 2025 till morning of 6th October. 

Squally wind speed reaching 55-55 gusting to 65 kmph is very likely to prevail over central Arabian Sea till afternoon of 3rd October, becoming 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph till evening of 4th afternoon and further increase to 100-110 gusting to 125 kmph over adjoining areas of central Arabian Sea from evening of 4th October 2025 till evening of 5th October.

Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 gusting to 65 kmph is very likely to prevail along & off Gujarat -north Maharashtra coast during 3rd to 5th October.

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Fishermen warning

Fishermen are advised not to venture into  Northeast Arabian Sea, adjoining areas of northwest Arabian Sea & adjoining areas central Arabian sea and along & off Gujarat coast during 3rd - 6th October.