PANAJI
The Indian Meteorological Department at Goa has predicted the probability of formation of a cyclonic storm over the east-central Arabian Sea around May 16.
A low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Arabian Sea around the morning of May 14. It is likely to move north-north-westwards across the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining the Lakshadweep area and intensify gradually. It may intensify into a cyclonic storm over the east-central Arabian Sea around May 16 and continue to move north-north-westwards.
As per the warnings regarding rainfall, the press note issued by IMD says that there is no heavy rainfall warning for North Goa and South Goa Districts up to May 15. Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kph are very likely at isolated places over North Goa and South Goa on May 14 and 15. An increase in rainfall activity is likely on May 16 and 17.
Regarding the wind warning, it is predicted that there is a possibility of squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kph gusting to 60 kph, over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep “ Maldives area and the equatorial Indian Ocean from May 14 morning. It is very likely to increase gradually to 50-60 kph gusting to 70 kph over the same region from May 15 morning.
It is likely to increase gradually becoming gale wind speed reaching 60 “70 kph gusting to 80 kph over the east-central Arabian Sea and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area from May 16 morning. The squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kph gusting to 60 kph is likely to be along and off Kerala coast on May 14 and 45-55 kph gusting to 65 kph along and off Kerala - Karnataka coasts on May 15 and 16. The squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kph gusting to 60 kph is very likely to prevail over the Comorin-Maldives area during May 14-15.
