PANAJI
The South West monsoon advanced over the remaining parts of Goa and has picked up pace and quickly moved to Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, the Meteorological Department has said.
The warning for “scattered heavy to very heavy” rainfall continues with the Met Department reporting that the expected wet spell will ease only after June 12.
The northern limit of the monsoon along the west coast of India now lies at Ratnagiri running through Solapur.
“Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Goa, Karnataka and Rayalaseema, some parts of south Konkan, south madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha, south Chhattisgarh and south Odisha, entire Telangana, most parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of West Central Bay of Bengal and most parts of North Bay of Bengal,” the Met Department said in a comuniqué.
“Increased rainfall activity over coastal Karnataka, Goa and south Maharashtra is likely to continue till June 10. It is very likely to extend to north coastal Maharashtra, including Mumbai from tomorrow. Extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in these regions is also very likely during this period. The rainfall activity over these regions is likely to reduce from June 12,” the advisory states.
“In association with strong monsoon conditions over the Arabian Sea, squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph likely along and off Konkan and Goa coasts between June 8 and 12. Sea condition will be rough to very rough over east central Arabian Sea off Konkan and Goa coasts as well as over west central and adjoining southwest of the Arabian Sea off Somalia coast from June 8 to 12,” the Department informed. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into over east central Arabian Sea off Konkan and Goa coasts between June 8 and 12.
