Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘OCKHI’ over Lakshadweep area and adjoining Southeast Arabian Sea and Cyclone Warning for Lakshadweep Islands- RED message(1730 hrs)
The severe cyclonic storm ‘OCKHI’ over Lakshadweep area and adjoining Southeast Arabian Sea continued to move west-northwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph during past 06 hours and intensified further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and lay centred at 1430 hrs IST of today, the 01st December, 2017 over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea near Latitude 9.1º N and Longitude 73.0º E, about 90 km north of Minicoy and 220 km south-southeast of Amini Divi. The system is very likely to intensify further during next 24 hours. It is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards across Lakshadweep Islands during next 24 hours and then move north/ northeastwards during the subsequent 48 hours.
Date/Time(IST) | Position(Lat. 0N/ long. 0E) | Maximum sustained surface wind speed (kmph) | Category of cyclonic disturbance |
01/1430 | 9.1/73.0 | 115-125 GUSTING TO 140 | VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
01/1730 | 9.3/72.8 | 120-130 GUSTING TO 145 | VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
01/2330 | 9.7/72.1 | 120-130 GUSTING TO 145 | VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
02/0530 | 10.1/71.4 | 125-135 GUSTING TO 150 | VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
02/1130 | 10.7/70.8 | 125-135 GUSTING TO 150 | VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
02/2330 | 11.9/69.7 | 130-140 GUSTING TO 155 | VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
03/1130 | 13.4/68.9 | 120-130 GUSTING TO 145 | VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
03/2330 | 14.8/68.7 | 105-115 GUSTING TO 125 | SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
04/1130 | 16.2/69.2 | 95-105 GUSTING TO 115 | SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM |
04/2330 | 17.6/70.3 | 70-80 GUSTING TO 90 | CYCLONIC STORM |
05/1130 | 18.9/71.5 | 50-60 GUSTING TO 70 | DEEP DEPRESSION |
Warning:
(i) Heavy Rainfall warning:
· Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (>20 cm) very likely over Lakshadweep area during next 24 hours and isolated heavy to very heavy falls during subsequent 24 hours.
· Rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Kerala during next 24 hours.
(ii) Wind warning:
- Gale winds speed reaching 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph very likely over & around Lakshadweep Islands during next 24 hours and gradual decrease thereafter.
- Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph very likely along & off Kerala during next 24 hours and along & off Karnataka coast during next 24 hours.
(ii) Sea condition:
· Sea conditions would be phenomenal over and around Lakshadweep Islands during next 24 hours and very high during subsequent 24 hours.
· Sea conditions would be high to very high along & off Kerala coast during next 24 hours and along & off Karnataka coast during subsequent 24 hours.
(iii) Damage Expected over Lakshadweep Islands: Damage to power and communication lines due to breaking of tree branches and uprooting of large avenue trees. Major damage to thatched houses/huts: Major damage to kutcha houses, some damage to pucca roads and flooding of escape routes. Damage to banana & Papaya trees and standing crops.
(iv) Storm surge:
· Storm surge of about 1 meter above astronomical tides very likely to inundate low lying areas of Lakshadweep Islands.
(v) Action suggested
· Lakshadweep Islands: Fishermen along & off Lakshadweep Islands are advised not to venture into the sea during next 48 hours.
· Kerala & Karnataka coast: Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along & off Kerala & Karnataka coast during next 48 hrs.
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “OCKHI”
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