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02 Jun 2020 / Maharashtra & Gujarat, India
Tropical Cyclone NISARGA is headed for the Maharashtra coast, due to make landfall on 3 June, close to Mumbai. NISARGA is very likely to intensify into a Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours and further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during subsequent 12 hours.
The cyclone is expected to intensify over the next 24 hours, riding on conducive ocean temperatures. However, it is not expected to be stronger than a Category 1 storm. Given wind gusts and a storm surge, even a Category 1 storm might be enough to wreak severe havoc on the city. The monsoon is set to reach the city around 10 June.
The depression over the east-central Arabian Sea moved northwards with a speed of 11kmph during past 6 hours intensified into a deep depression and lay centered at 0530 hours IST today (2 June) over the east-central Arabian Sea near latitude 15.0 N and longitude 71.2 E about 280km west-southwest of Panjim (Goa), 490km south-southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra) and 710km south-southwest of Surat (Gujarat).
The depression is likely to move northwards till today and then re-curve north-northeastwards and cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts during tomorrow afternoon, which is when it is likely to make landfall. The entire region between Daman (near Gujarat) and Harihareshwar in Raigad as well as some inland districts of Maharashtra, stand to be affected.
The wind speed is expected to be 105-115kmph gusting to 125kmph over the east-central and northeast Arabian Sea along and off the Maharashtra coast. Sea conditions will be very rough and high to very high over the east-central Arabian Sea in this duration. It will bring heavy rainfall in Maharashtra and the south Gujarat region on 3 & 4 June.
A storm surge as high as two metres above the astronomical tide will inundate the low-lying coastal areas of Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts during the landfall.
Mumbai and neighbouring districts have been placed on high alert.
All Ports along the coast continue keeping hoisted warning signal DC-I.
Below are updates for ports in the cyclone’s path:
MUMBAI:
Port has suspended all inward movements and plans to shift out vessels by today.
JNPT:
All inward movements suspended. Vessels at berth to be sailed out by 2300 hours today.
DAHEJ/HAZIRA:
Vessel/Port operations normal.
SIKKA/PIPAVAV:
Vessel/Port operations normal.
KANDLA/MUNDRA:
Vessel/Port operations normal.
MORMUGOA:
Vessel/Port operations normal.
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