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New Delhi : The Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” (pronounced as Tau’Te) over east central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea moved north-north-westwards at a speed of about 11 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 8.30 hours IST on May 15, 2021, over east central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea near latitude 12.8°N and longitude 72.5°E, about 190 km north-northwest of Amini Divi, 330 km south-south-west of Panjim-Goa, 930 km south-southeast of Veraval (Gujarat) and 1,020 km south-southeast of Karachi (Pakistan).
It is very likely to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 6 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 12 hours. It is very likely to move north-north-westwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar & Naliyaaround May 18, 2021, afternoon / evening, according to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Warnings:
(i) Rainfall:
- Lakshadweep Islands: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over northern Islands on May 15 and heavy falls at isolated places on May 16.
- Kerala: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places and extremely heavy falls at isolated places on May 15, heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places on May 16 and heavy falls at isolated places on May 17.
- Tamil Nadu (Ghat districts): Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places on May 15.
- Karnataka (coastal & adjoining Ghat districts): Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few paces and extremely heavy falls at isolated places on May 15 and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places on May 16.
- Konkan & Goa: Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places over south Konkan & Goa and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over north Konkan on May 15and heavy to very heavy falls at a few places over Konkan & Goa & adjoining Ghat areas on May 16 and heavy falls at isolated places on May 17 over north Konkan.
- Gujarat :Light to moderate rainfall at many places very likely to commence over coastal districts of Saurashtra from May 16 afternoon, at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over Saurashtra & Kutch and extremely heavy falls at isolated places ( in Junagarh & Gir Somnath Districts) on May 17 and with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places over Saurashtra & Kutch withextremely heavy falls (≥ 20 cm) at isolated places (Porbandar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar & Kutch districts) on May 18.
- West Rajasthan: Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places very likely on May 18 & 19.(ii) Wind warning
- Squally weather with wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is very likely over Maldives area and equatorial Indian Ocean during next 6 hours.
- Gale wind speed reaching 75 – 85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph is prevailing over east-central Arabian Sea and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area. It is likely to increase over east centralArabian Sea becoming 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph from May 16 morning.
- Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph along & off Kerala coast on May 15.
- Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph likely along & off Karnataka south Maharashtra & Goa coasts on May 15 and Gale winds speed reaching 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph along & off Maharashtra –Goa coasts on May 16.
- Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph likely over northeast Arabian Sea and along & off south Gujarat & Daman and Diu coasts on May 17 morning and gradually increase becoming Gale winds speed reaching 150-160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph over northeast Arabian Sea from May 18 morning and along & off Saurashtra& Kutch coasts (Devbhoomi Dwarka & Porbandar) and 120 -150 kmph gusting to 165 kmph over Kutch, Porbandar, Junagarh, Jamnagar districts of Gujarat from May 18 afternoon / evening for subsequent 6 hours, according to a PIB release.