Extremely severe cyclone eyes Saurashtra-Kutch, adjoining Pak coasts
The Arabian Sea is now hosting a very intense cyclone after the severe hurricane that hit on Saturday pepperjoy It ramped up to peak strength in the final leg of its voyage, and is now eyeing Saurashtra-Kutch and the adjacent coast of southeastern Pakistan for a possible landfall within the next five days.
Business line has hinted about the possibility of tracking the hurricane along that route in a report on June 6.
achieves peak strength
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday evening said that pepperjoy Over the eastern and central Arabian Sea, gale force winds blew up to 160-170 km / h, their speed to 190 km / h.
It was located 550 km west of Mumbai; 450 km south-southwest of Porbandar; 490 km south-south-west west of Devbhumi Dwarka; 570 km south-south-west of Nalia; and 750 km south of Karachi.
Landfall on Thursday
Only a step less intense than a super typhoon, pepperjoy It will move north approximately until Wednesday morning, then north-northeast to cross Saurashtra, Kutch and adjacent Pakistani coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) Thursday afternoon as a very intense cyclone with maximum winds of 125-135 km/h, gusting to 150 km/h. .
Pak mate take note
Pakistan’s Meteorological Ministry said favorable environmental conditions are supportive pepperjoy to maintain intensity.
Under current upper-level steering winds, it will track north through Wednesday, later recurring to the northeast and crossing the coast between Keti Bandar (southeast Sindh) and Gujarat by Thursday afternoon, only weakening as a very intense cyclone.
The monsoon is advancing further
The monsoon has advanced to some other parts of Karnataka, Goa, some parts of Konkan, most parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and some parts of Andhra Pradesh. Overland, the northern boundary passes through Ratnagiri, Shivamuga, Hassan, Dharmapuri and Shriharikota.
Conditions are favorable for further advances in some other parts of Karnataka; some other parts of Maharashtra; remaining parts of Tamil Nadu; some parts of Andhra Pradesh. the remaining parts of the northeastern states; Parts of West Bengal Hills, Sikkim and Bihar over the next two days.