KARACHI/ISLAMABAD:
Ashobaa, the tropical cyclone in Arabian Sea further intensified on Tuesday about 550 kilometres off Karachi, and is likely to cause moderate rain in coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan during next 36 hours, local media sources reported.
According to fresh cyclone alert issued by Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the tropical cyclone over east-central Arabian Sea has moved further northwestward in last 12 hours at a speed of 18 km/hr and now lies centred around Lat 20.0N and Long 66.0 about 550km south-southwest of Karachi and 700km east-southeast of Masqat (Oman).
The Tropical Cyclone is likely to intensify further and keep moving northwestward in next 24 hrs, PMD said.
The sea conditions along Sindh-Makran coast are likely to remain rough to very rough occasionally high associated with stormy winds till Friday evening.
Maximum tide height is expected 15-18 ft. Cyclone Warning Centre (Karachi) of Pakistan Meteorological Department has advised fishermen of Sindh and Balochistan not to venture in open sea till Friday.
Under the influence of this system Rain/Thundershowers of moderate intensity (25-35 mm) accompanied with winds of 30-40 km/hr are expected in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Tharparker, Thatta, Badin and Sujawal districts of Sindh during next 12-36 hrs and with isolated heavy falls with chances of flash floods in southwest Balochistan.
About weather in other parts of the country, the PMD said a fresh westerly wave is expected to enter upper parts of the country from today evening/night.
