PMD cautions likely emergence of cyclone over Arabian Sea along Sindh coast tonight

Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday forecasted that a potential cyclone developed over the Rann of Kutch in India was expected to emerge along the Sindh coast late tonight or tomorrow morning.

An alert issued at 10am today states that a deep depression over the Rann of Kutch has very slowly moved west/southwest over the last 12 hours and now lies around 270 kilometres east/southeast of Karachi.

“The system is likely to move west/southwestwards & emerge into northeast Arabian Sea along Sindh coast by late night/ tomorrow morning,” the statement read. Due to “favourable environmental conditions”, the system is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by tomorrow and initially move in a west/southwest direction.

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Under the system’s influence, widespread rain and thunderstorms, along with isolated heavy rainfall, are expected till August 31 with occasional gaps in the Karachi division as well as Tharparkar, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Matiari, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Jamshoro, Dadu and Shaheed Benazirabad districts.

The PMD's Cyclone Warning Centre is closely monitoring the situation, and all relevant authorities are urged to stay informed through official advisories.