KARACHI – Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) has asked all concerned authorities to remain “high alert” as tropical cyclone is at a distance of about 340 km in east-southeast direction of Karachi.
Met Office in an alert said that the well-marked low-pressure area over south Gujarat, India after moving over Northeast Arabian Sea has intensified into a Depression and now lies around latitude 22.5°N and longitude 69.4°E, at a distance of about 340 km in east-southeast direction of Karachi.
“The system is likely to intensify further into a Cyclonic Storm during next 24 hours and move northwestwards,” it added.
Under the influence of this weather system, PMD said that widespread rain-wind-thunderstorms with scattered heavy/very heavy falls, extremely heavy at times, accompanied with squally winds are likely in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Thaparker, Umerkot, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazirabad, Nosheroferoz, Tando Muhammad Khan (TMK), Tando Allayar (TAY), Dadu, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Shikarpur & Ghotki districts from today-afternoon/late evening 30 Sep (Thursday) to 2nd Oct (Saturday).
It said that heavy rainfall is also likely in Gwadar, Lasbela, Awaran, Kech, Khuzdar, Kalat and Panjgur districts of Balochistan during 30 Sep (Thursday) – 3 Oct (Sunday).
Met Office has asked fishermen to not venture in the sea during the forecasting period as sea conditions would remain rough/very rough with high surge at times till Oct 3 (Sunday).
Torrential rains may generate urban flooding in Karachi, Badin, Thatta, Hyderabad, Dadu, Mirpurkhas, Shaeed Benazirabad, Lasbela, Sonmiani, Ormara, Pasni, Gwadar, Turbat & Jiwani.
Windstorm may cause damages to vulnerable structures, it said, adding that PMD Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre is closely monitoring the system.
