Low pressure to develop over Arabian Sea by May 14, set to intensify due to warm ocean waters

A cyclonic circulation located on Thursday early morning above the South-East Arabian Sea close to 800 km from Kochi, five hundred-odd km from Kavaratti in Lakshadweep (1,036 km South-West of Mumbai, as for every the US Joint Hurricane Warning Centre, JTWC) will established up an envisioned very low-strain region by tomorrow (Friday).

When declared, the ‘low’ will have the benefit some of the warmest tropical waters at this time readily available globally (the Bay of Bengal is nevertheless warmer in some sections of the basin) beneath, which will assistance its intensification into a despair and additional into the 1st pre-monsoon (May well) cyclone this 12 months in the Arabian Sea.

Hotter further than threshold

Sea surface area-temperatures in the East-Central Arabian Sea where by the mother or father cyclonic circulation is at this time located are at 31 degrees Celsius, way further than the 27-28 degrees Celsius-threshold wanted to sustain a storm. In distinction, the Central Bay of Bengal waters are warmer at 32 degrees Celsius.

India Meteorological Section (IMD) has said that the ‘low’ may possibly focus into a despair above the Lakshadweep region and adjoining South-East and East-Central Arabian Sea by Saturday. It will most likely go North-North-West and turn into a cyclone above East-Central Arabian Sea by Sunday.

Probably onward observe

The would-be cyclone will proceed to go North-North-West (which is virtually parallel to the West Coast with confront oriented in the direction of the open sea) for ‘some extra time with additional intensification,’ the IMD said with out specifying the observe it could most likely follow as an intensified system.

The JTWC cited world model forecasts which it claims are in excellent settlement that the ‘low’ will consolidate and intensify as it tracks to the East above the up coming two days (closer to the Kerala and Karnataka coasts) and rated the likelihood to ‘medium’ on a scale of very low-medium-large.

Heavy rainfall warning

The IMD has warned of significant to pretty significant rainfall at a number of places in Lakshadweep through Friday-Monday with isolated really significant falls on the 1st two days significant to pretty significant rainfall at a number of places above Kerala and isolated places above Tamil Nadu, Coastal and South Inside Karnataka.

Fishermen are advised not to venture out to the South-East Arabian Sea and adjoining Maldives, Comorin and Lakshadweep region, Kerala coastline from this (Thursday) early morning to the East-Central Arabian Sea and together and off Karnataka-Goa and Maharashtra and Goa coasts from tomorrow (Friday) evening.