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Monsoon Associated Heavy Rainfall Along West Coast


Read in Hindi: आगे बढ़ा मानसून, पश्चिमी तट पर भारी बारिश

Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea, Maharashtra (including Mumbai), Chhattisgarh and Odisha and remaining parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 24 hours.

Conditions are very likely to become favorable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into most parts of Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Maharashtra, some parts of south Gujarat region, southern parts of Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, some parts of West Bengal and Sikkim, remaining parts of Northeastern States and Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 48 hours.

Increased rainfall activity over coastal Karnataka, Goa and south Maharashtra is likely to continue till 10th June. 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 12th June.

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 during 8th to 12th June.

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 the Arabian Sea off Somalia coast during 8th to 12th June.

Fishermen are advised not to venture into over east central Arabian Sea off Konkan and Goa coasts as well as west central and adjoining southwest Arabian Sea off Somalia coast during 8th to 12th June.

A low-pressure area is very likely to form over north Bay of Bengal during next 24 hours. It is very likely to intensify into a depression during the subsequent 48 hours and move towards Bangladesh coast.

Rainfall activity will increase over north Odisha, West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya during 9-11th June with an occurrence of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall.

Squally wind speed reaching 40-50 gusting to 60 kmph wind is very likely over north Bay of Bengal along and off West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh coasts during 9th to 10th June.

Sea condition will be rough to very rough during this period over north Bay of Bengal along and off West Bengal, Odisha, Bangladesh and Myanmar coasts.