After the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a warning that a cyclone Biparjoy over the Arabian Sea will intensify over the following 24 hours, the southern coastal parts of the nation remained on high alert on Sunday.
According to the PMD, the cyclone’s distance from Karachi has further shrunk, raising the probability that the storm would bring the city heavy gusts, wind, and thundershowers.
A “very severe cyclone” in the East-Central Arabian Sea has intensified, according to a new warning from the meteorological agency, which said that the storm has “continued to move towards the north over the last 12 hours.”
“The storm is currently 760 km south of Karachi, 740 km from Thatta and 840 km from Ormara.”
NDMA Predictions on Cyclone Biparjoy
The tropical Cyclone Biparjoy, which is now located in the Northern Indian Ocean with sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour, is predicted to continue this intensity, according to a representative for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
#NEOC Update:Very Severe Cyclonic Storm #BIPARJOY status.
Dev path based on intl weather models is for proactive measures against likely impacts. It’s evolving sit & impact will only be certain w/ further devplt of sys.
Source:Windy (UKM,BoM-A, ECMWF model)????11June,0900hrs PST pic.twitter.com/SMD9c6cnmg— NDMA PAKISTAN (@ndmapk) June 11, 2023
In a post on Twitter, the NDMA said the situation was still evolving and the situation “will only be certain with further development of the system”.
Providing further details, the PMD has said that “the winds are blowing at a speed of 150 to 160 km per hour in and around the center of the storm, while the speed of the accompanying winds is exceeding 180 km per hour.
“Wave heights have been unusually high up to 40 feet,” it added.
“Favorable atmospheric conditions and temperatures of 30 to 32 degrees Celsius and vertical upper-level winds can sustain the storm’s intensity.”
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