Cyclone Shakhti Dwell Updates: Cyclone Shakhti is intensifying over the Arabian Sea, and the India Meteorological Division (IMD) has sounded a heavy rain alert for components of Maharashtra. Shakhti is the primary cyclonic storm after the monsoon season within the Arabian Sea this 12 months.
The climate division has forecast heavy to very heavy rains within the inside components of Maharashtra, notably in East Vidarbha and components of Marathwada, with a risk of flooding within the low-lying areas of North Konkan on account of intense cloud formation and infiltration of moisture into the ambiance.
The fishermen have additionally been suggested to not enterprise into the above-mentioned space throughout this era.
The IMD mentioned extreme cyclonic storm Shakhti over northwest Arabian Sea moved west-southwestwards with a pace of 15 kmph throughout final six hours and lay centered at over the identical area close to latitude 21.5°N and longitude 63.0°E, about 340 km east-southeast of Ras Al Hadd (Oman) at 8:30 pm.
The climate division acknowledged that it’s anticipated to weaken progressively from October 6. With the advance of the cyclonic storm, sea situations will flip tough to very tough alongside and off the Gujarat-North Maharashtra coast.
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