A cyclonic storm that formed over the central east and southeast adjacent to the Arabian Sea near Goa at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday is likely to move nearly due north and intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, and then into a very severe cyclonic storm over the next 24 hours. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its morning bulletin.
“Cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ (pronounced ‘Biporjoy’) over the central east and southeast Arabian Sea remained largely stationary for the past 3 hours and was centered at 02:30 IST on June 7, 2023 over the same region near latitude 12.5°N. and longitude 66.0°E, about 900 km west-southwest of Goa, 1,020 km southwest of Mumbai, 1,090 km south-southwest of Porbandar and 1,380 km south of Karachi,” the meteorological department bulletin said,
Hurricane-force winds with speeds of 80-90 km per hour to 100 km per hour are expected to prevail over the central east Arabian Sea and adjacent areas of the central west and southeast Arabian Sea. It is likely to increase from 105 to 115 km per hour to 125 km per hour in the same area as of Wednesday night. said the IMD. The areas contiguous to the west central and south of the Arabian Sea and those along the north of Kerala-Karnataka-Gonna The coasts are likely to experience gusts of wind with a speed of 40-50 km per hour to 60 km per hour.
According to the IMD, the intensity of Cyclone Biparjoy, its formation location in the Arabian Sea, and its subsequent movement are likely to affect onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala.
This is the second cyclone to form in three weeks in the North Indian Ocean. Cyclone Mocha, which formed in the Bay of Bengal, hit Bangladesh and Myanmar causing massive destruction.
In 2021, Cyclone Yaas had formed at the time of the onset of the monsoon.
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