Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Tropical cyclone likely to hit Sindh, Balochistan

A weather system developing over the Eastern Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a Tropical Cyclone by Thursday or Friday.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department the low pressure area in the Eastern Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a depression — a severe weather system — by Wednesday evening.
The coastline of Balochistan and Sindh will likely be affected..
The MET Department said other meteorological factors are favourable to turn the weather system into a tropical cyclone and to make sea conditions extremely rough.
The MET Department has warned fishermen in the open sea to return to the coast before Friday and all fishermen in Sindh and Balochistan are advised not to venture out into the open sea.
Rain is expected in Karachi and coastal regions of Sindh as well as the Makran Coast and Balochistan.