Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘OCKHI’ over Lakshadweep area and adj…

The very severe cyclonic
storm ‘OCKHI’ over Lakshadweep area and adjoining Southeast Arabian
Sea moved further west-northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph during past 06
hours and lay centred at 1130 hrs IST of today, the 02^nd December,
2017 over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea near Latitude 9.8º
N and Longitude 71.0º E, about 280 km northwest of Minicoy and 240 km southwest
of Amini Divi. The system is very likely to weaken gradually from tonight. It
is very likely to continue to move northwestwards during next 24 hours and then
recurve Northeastwards during the subsequent 48 hours.

Date/Time(IST)

Position

(Lat. 0N/ long. 0E)

Maximum sustained surface 

wind speed (kmph)

Category of cyclonic disturbance

    02/1130

9.8/71.0

140-150 GUSTING TO 165

      02/1730

10.4/70.3

140-150 GUSTING TO 160

      02/2330

11.1/69.8

135-145 GUSTING TO 160

            03/0530

         11.7/69.4

130-140 GUSTING TO 155

03/1130

12.5/69.0

125-135 GUSTING TO 150

03/2330

13.7/68.8

120-130 GUSTING TO 145

04/1130

15.3/69.3

100-110 GUSTING TO 120

04/2330

16.9/70.1

80-90 GUSTING TO 100

05/1130

18.3/70.9

60-70 GUSTING TO 80

05/2330

20.6/72.1

50-60 GUSTING TO 70

06/1130

21.9/72.9

35-45 GUSTING TO 55

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 north Lakshadweep Islands during next 24
hours and isolated heavy to very heavy falls during subsequent 24 hours. Isolated
heavy to very rainfall is very likely over south Lakshadweep Islands during
next 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 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph very likely over &
  around north Lakshadweep Islands during next 12 hours and gradual decrease
  thereafter and becoming 65-75 kmph gusting to 85 kmph by tomorrow, the 3^rd
  December morning. Gale winds speed reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph
  very likely over and around south Lakshadweep Islands during next 12 hours
  and gradual decrease thereafter becoming 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph by
  tomorrow, the 3^rd December morning.
• Squally
  wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph very likely along &
  off Kerala coast during next 24 hours and along & off Karnataka coasts
  during next 48 hours.

(ii)         
Sea
condition:

·     
Sea
conditions would be phenomenal over and around north Lakshadweep Islands during
next 12 hours and gradually becoming high by tomorrow, the 3^rd
December morning. It is very likely to be high to very high over and around
south Lakshadweep Islands during next 12 hours and gradually becoming rough to
very rough by tomorrow, the 3^rd December morning.

·     
Sea
conditions would be rough to very rough along & off Kerala coast during
next 24 hours and along & off Karnataka coast during next 48 hours.

(iii)        
Storm
surge:

Storm surge of about 1 meter above
astronomical tides very likely to inundate low lying areas of north Lakshadweep
Islands during next 24 hrs and storm surge of about 0.5 metre above
astronomical tides very likely to inundate low lying areas of south Lakshadweep
Islands during next 12 hrs.

(iv)        
Damage
Expected over North Lakshadweep Islands during next 24 hours: 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.

Damage
Expected over South Lakshadweep Islands during next 12 hours: Minor damage to power and
communication lines due to breaking of tree branches. Major damage to thatched
houses/huts.  Major damage to kutcha houses, minor damage to pucca roads. Some
damage to banana & Papaya trees, orchards and standing crops.

(v)         
Action
suggested

·     
Lakshadweep
Islands: Fishermen
around 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 coast during
next 24 hrs and along and off Karnataka coast during next 48 hrs.

  


    

    
VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM “OCKHI”
    
    
    
  

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RDS/nb