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Cyclone Shaheen: Coast Guard on high alert, advises fishermen in Arabian sea to return


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New Delhi, Sep 29, 2021: The Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday raised warnings for fishermen to return to harbour amid reports of cyclonic built up in the Arabian Sea. The Coast Guard Headquarters at Porbandar, Okha and stations in Gujarat has been put on high alert and on standby as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that Cyclone Gulab could re-intensify as Cyclone Shaheen in the next 24-hours.

 

Gulab


In a video released on social media, The Indian Coast Guard officer can be seen announcing and advising the fisherman at sea to return to harbour. "The message was also relayed through a shore-based radar system to those deep into the sea," PRO Defence Gujarat tweeted.

 


"The remnant of the cyclonic storm Gulab lay as a well-marked low-pressure area over south Gujarat region and adjoining Gulf of Khambhat. It is very likely to move west northwestwards, emerge into the northeast Arabian sea and intensify into a depression by tomorrow," IMD said in its latest cyclone bulletin on Wednesday.

The weather agency added that the depression is very likely to move further west-northwestwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 24 hours. In 48 hours it will Continue to move west-northwestwards close to Pakistan Makran coasts, moving away from the Indian coast.

As the Coast Guard urges fishermen and people who are at sea to return, the IMD maintained that the Sea surface temperature in the Arabian sea is about 28-30 degrees celsius, which is ripe for cyclonic formation. "Under these favourable conditions, there is moderate to a high probability of cyclogenesis (formation of depression) over northeast Arabian sea and the neighbouring areas with further intensification into a cyclonic storm during September 30 to October 2.

The cyclone is building up from the remnants of Cyclone Gulab, which has already led to heavy to very heavy rainfalls in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra. K S Hosalikar, a senior scientist at IMD Mumbai, said, “The remnants of Gulab cyclone will continue to have its impact on Marathwada, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan with few places receiving extremely heavy rainfall. The northern parts of Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra will receive more showers on Wednesday as well."He added that as it is moving towards the Arabian sea and its effect on Maharashtra will decrease from Thursday.Meanwhile, one of the biggest reasons for the cyclone’s remnants to gain energy is the availability of moisture in the air as it tracks through the land across Telangana. "The moment it comes close to a sea, it starts regaining energy from moisture and there is always a possibility that it will re-emerge [as a cyclone]," said Dr GK Das, Director, Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata. As the monsoon withdrawal is delayed this year, the moisture content is high which is energising the cyclone.


Courtesy:India Today