Meanwhile, the Karachi commissioner has banned entry to the beaches in Karachi, given the looming cyclone threat. Storm surge of three metres (8-10 feet) is possible.”įishermen are advised not to venture in open sea from June 11 onwards till the system is over, as the sea conditions may get very rough accompanied with high tides along the coast, it warns. “Squally (high intensity) winds may cause damage to loose and vulnerable structures (kutcha houses). PMD’s cyclone warning centre, Karachi is monitoring the system and will issue update accordingly, it says.Īccording to the advisory, the system with its probable north-northeast track, the rain-thunderstorm with some very heavy falls and squally winds (60-80km/hour) are expected in southern/ southeastern Sindh (Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparker and Mirpurkhas districts) from the June 13 evening onwards. This can help intensify the system further into an extremely severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours. The system, the advisory says, supported by environmental conditions favourable sea surface temperature of 30-32☌, low vertical wind shear and upper-level divergence. Sea conditions are phenomenal around the system centre with maximum wave height 25 to 28 feet.” “Maximum sustained surface winds are 130-140km per hour and gusts 150km per hour around the system centre. “It now lies near Latitude 17.3°N & Longitude 67.4☎ at a distance of about 840km south of Karachi, 830km south of Thatta and 930km southeast of Ormara. In its alert, the Met department stated that the very severe cyclonic storm - Biparjoy - over east-central Arabian Sea was maintaining its intensity and had further tracked north-northeastward during the past 12 hours. The situation will be clearer by Sunday evening.” “It’s likely to make a landfall on June 14 or 15. “The cyclone over the east-central Arabian Sea has formed an eye, indicating that the system has grown more organised and more powerful,” chief meteorologist Dr Sardar Sarfaraz told Dawn.Īccording to him, the cyclone is currently directed towards the coastal areas of Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparkar and the adjoining areas of Indian Gujarat.įishermen advised not to venture in open sea from today KARACHI: Cyclone Biparjoy, which is heading towards the coastal areas of Pakistan and India, is likely to intensify into an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ during the next 24 hours, officials associated with Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said, advising the authorities concerned to be on high alert as it can cause flooding, particularly in the low-lying areas, among other damages.Īccording to a PMD alert released around 9.45pm on Saturday, the system was located 840km south of Karachi, 830km south of Thatta and 930km southeast of Ormara.
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