Ministry of Earth Sciences
Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘OCKHI’ over Lakshadweep area and adjoining Southeast Arabian Sea and Cyclone Warning for Lakshadweep Islands- RED message (1415 hrs)
Posted On:
01 DEC 2017 3:00PM by PIB Delhi
The severe cyclonic storm ‘OCKHI’ over Lakshadweep area and adjoining Southeast Arabian Sea continued to move west-northwestwards with a speed of 11 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centred at 1130 hrs IST of today, the 01st December, 2017 over Lakshadweep area and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea near Latitude 9.0º N and Longitude 73.4º E, about 80 km north-northeast of Minicoy and 240 km south-southeast of Amini Divi. The system is very likely to intensify further during next 24 hours. It is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards across Lakshadweep Islands during next 24 hours and then move north/ northeastwards during the subsequent 48 hours.
| Date/Time(IST) |
Position(Lat. 0N/ long. 0E) |
Maximum sustained surface wind speed (kmph) |
Category of cyclonic disturbance |
| |
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|
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| 01/1130 |
9.0/73.4 |
100-110 GUSTING TO 120 |
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 01/1730 |
9.3/72.8 |
105-115 GUSTING TO 125 |
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 01/2330 |
9.7/72.1 |
110-120 GUSTING TO 135 |
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 02/0530 |
10.1/71.4 |
115-125 GUSTING TO 140 |
VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 02/1130 |
10.7/70.8 |
115-125 GUSTING TO 140 |
VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 02/2330 |
11.9/69.7 |
120-130 GUSTING TO 145 |
VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 03/1130 |
13.4/68.9 |
120-130 GUSTING TO 145 |
VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 03/2330 |
14.8/68.7 |
105-115 GUSTING TO 125 |
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 04/1130 |
16.2/69.2 |
95-105 GUSTING TO 115 |
SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 04/2330 |
17.6/70.3 |
70-80 GUSTING TO 90 |
CYCLONIC STORM
|
| 05/1130 |
18.9/71.5 |
50-60 GUSTING TO 70 |
DEEP DEPRESSION
|
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 Lakshadweep area during next 24 hours and isolated heavy to very heavy falls during subsequent 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 110-120 kmph gusting to 130 kmph very likely over & around Lakshadweep Islands during next 24 hours and gradual decrease thereafter.
- Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph very likely along & off Kerala during next 24 hours and along & off Karnataka coast during next 24 hours.
(ii) Sea condition:
· Sea conditions would be high to very high over and around Lakshadweep Islands during next 24 hours and high during subsequent 24 hours.
· Sea conditions would be high to very high along & off Kerala coast during next 24 hours and along & off Karnataka coast during subsequent 24 hours.
(iii) Damage Expected over Lakshadweep Islands: 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.
(iv) Storm surge:
· Storm surge of about 1 meter above astronomical tides very likely to inundate low lying areas of Lakshadweep Islands.
(v) Action suggested
· Lakshadweep Islands: Fishermen along & off 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 & Karnataka coast during next 48 hrs.
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