Cyclone may hit state,warns Met

The Met Department on Monday said a depression has formed over east-central and adjoining west-central Arabian Sea,which is moving north-westward.

“The prevailing condition and numerical weather prediction (NWP) models suggest that the system will intensify gradually into a cyclone and continue to move initially in a northwesterly direction for the next 48 hours and then re-curve north-eastwards towards Gujarat and adjoining Pakistan,” it said.

Under the influence of this system,fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls would commence over coastal areas of the state from June 3. Sudden and violent winds with speed reaching 45-55 kmph would commence along and off Gujarat coast from June 2,the report says.

Sea condition will be rough along and off Gujarat coast from June 2 and therefore fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea during that period.