Date: June 12, 2019

Tropical Cyclone Alert-4                                                                                                                                                                             Time: 1100 PST

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “VAYU” in the Arabian Sea

Tropical Cyclone “VAYU” in the East Arabian Sea has intensified as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) and moved further north-northwestward during last 6 hours, now lay centered around Lat.18.N and Long.70.0E at 0800PST of 12 June 2019 at a distance of about 725 km southeast of Karachi. The maximum sustained surface winds are 135-145 km/hour gusting to 160 km/hour around the system centre.

TC VAYU is likely to continue to move in northerly direction. Under the influence of this system, widespread Dust/Thunder-showers with scattered heavy to very heavy falls are expected in southeast Sindh (Thatta, Badin and Tharparkar districts) on Thursday and Friday. While scattered/isolated Dust-thundershowers may occur in rest of Sindh during the period.

The seabreeze is likely to remain cutoff on Thursday-Friday (13-14 June) which can lead to heatwave like conditions in coastal areas of Sindh including Karachi.

The fishermen of Sindh are advised not to venture in open sea during Wednesday evening to Friday evening, as the sea conditions are likely to be very rough/high.

Note: All concerned authorities of Sindh province are requested to remain alert and take precautionary measures during coming days regarding the impact of TC VAYU.

Fig. Satellite imagery at 0700 PST, 12^th June 2019   

Date: June 11, 2019

Cyclone Alert-3                                                                                                                                                                                          Time: 2000 PST

Tropical Cyclone “VAYU” in the Arabian Sea

 Tropical Cyclone “VAYU” in the East Arabian Sea has moved further northward during last 8 hours and slightly intensified now laying centred around Lat.16.5N and Long.70.8E at 2000PST of 11 June 2019 at a distance of about 1000 km south of Karachi. The maximum sustained surface winds are 80-90km/hour gusting to 110 km/hour around the system centre.

 TC VAYU is likely to intensify further into a Very Severe Tropical Cyclone during next 12-18 hours and continue to move in northerly direction. Under the influence of this system, widespread Dust/Thunder-showers with isolated heavy falls are expected in southeast Sindh (Thatta, Badin and Tharparker districts) on Thursday/Friday. While scattered/isolated Dust-thundershowers may occur in rest of Sindh during the period.

 The seabreeze is likely to remain cutoff on Thursday/Friday which can lead to heatwave like conditions in coastal areas of Sindh including Karachi.

 The fishermen of Sindh are advised not to venture in open sea during Wednesday evening to Friday evening, as the sea conditions are likely to be very rough/high.

 Note: All concerned authorities of Sindh province are requested to remain alert during coming days regarding the impact of  TC VAYU.

Fig. Satellite imagery at 0900 PST, 11^th June 2019

          Date: June 11, 2019

Cyclone Alert-2                                                                                                                                                                                          Time: 1100 PST

Tropical Cyclone “VAYU” in the Arabian Sea

Yesterday’s deep depression in the East Arabian Sea having moved North/Northwest-ward intensified into a Tropical Cyclone “VAYU” and lay centred around Lat.14.7N and Long.70.6E at 0800PST of 11 June 2019. The Tropical Cyclone “VAYU” currently locates at a distance of about 1150 km south of Karachi. The maximum sustained surface winds are 70-80km/hour gusting to 90 km/hour around the system centre.

The system is likely to intensify further into a Severe Tropical Cyclone by evening today and will continue to move in northerly direction during next 24 hours.

Under the influence of this system, widespread Dust/Thunder-showers with isolated heavy falls are expected in southeast Sindh (Thatta, Badin and Tharparker districts) on Thursday/Friday. While scattered/isolated Dust-thundershowers may occur in rest of Sindh during the period.

The seabreeze is likely to remain cutoff on Thursday/Friday which can lead to heatwave like conditions in coastal areas of Sindh including Karachi.

The fishermen of Sindh are advised not to venture in open sea during Wednesday evening to Friday evening, as the sea conditions are likely to be rough/very rough.

Note: All concerned authorities of Sindh province are requested to remain alert during coming days regarding the impact of TC VAYU.

Fig. Satellite imagery at 0900 PST, 11^th June 2019

Date: June 10, 2019

Cyclone Alert                                                                                                                                                                                                Time: 1100 PST

Potential Cyclonic Activity in the Arabian Sea

The Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre of PMD informed that the well-marked low-pressure area in the East Arabian Sea has strengthened into a depression and lay centred around Latitude 11.7N and Longitude 71.0E, at a distance of about 1500 km south of Karachi. The system is likely to move initially North/Northwest-ward and strengthen further into a Tropical Cyclone during next 36 hours. Currently none of Pakistan coastal area is under threat from this system.  

However, the fishermen of Sindh are advised to remain alert and not to venture in deep sea. The authorities and stakeholders are requested to abreast them of system updates through PMD website.

         Fig. Satellite imagery at 0900 PST of today the 10^th June 2019