Merely a week after cyclone Gulab threw normalcy out of gear in the coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, its remnant after having travelled almost 1,500 kilometres, is about to generate another cyclone in the Arabian sea.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated today that the ‘Cyclone Shaheen’ is most likely to develop in the north Arabian Sea on the morning of October `1.
“The remnant of the cyclonic storm Gulab lay as a well marked low pressure area over south gujarat region & adjoining Gulf of Khambhat at 0300 UTC (08:30 am) of today, the 29th september,” IMD said in its special bulletin.
“It is very likely to move west northwestward, emerge into northeast Arabian Sea & intensify into a depression by tomorrow, the 30th sept. 2021, morning. Then it is very likely to move further west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours. Thereafter it is likely to continue to move west-northwest wards close to Pakistan – Makran coasts, moving away from the Indian coast,” it added.
Although the storm is moving away from India, heavy rainfall and turbulent weather is expected in areas like Saurashtra, Kutch, Daman, Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Mumbai.
“Fishermen are advised not to venture into the north and adjoining central Arabian Sea and along and off Gujarat and north Maharashtra coasts from 30th September till 2nd October 2021. Fishermen who are out at Sea over the above region are advised to return to safer places /back to the coast by today evening,” the IMD bulletin said in its advisory for fishers.
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The IMD also mentioned that as the system is expected to move away from the Indian coast, apart from the impact associated with the extremely heavy rain events over Gujarat during next 24 hours, no further impact is likely over the Indian mainland.
