<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>Cyclonic Storm &lsquo;OCKHI&rsquo; over eastcentral Arabian Sea</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.3pt; line-height: normal; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The <strong>cyclonic storm</strong> <strong>&lsquo;OCKHI&rsquo;</strong> over eastcentral Arabian Sea moved further north-northeastwards with a speed of 21 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred at 1130 hrs IST of 05^th December, 2017 over eastcentral Arabian Sea near Latitude 18.5&ordm; N and Longitude 71.0&ordm; E, about 350 km south-southwest of Surat and 200 km west-southwest of Mumbai. It is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards, weaken gradually and cross south Gujarat and adjoining north Maharashtra coasts near Surat as a deep depression by tonight, the 5^th December 2017.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #222222; background: white;">Gujarat :</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #222222; background: white;"> Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over Saurashtra and south Gujarat region till the morning of 6^th December, 2017 (Valsad, Surat, Navsari, Bharuch, Dang, Tapi, Amreli, Gir- Somnath, Bhavnagar, Diu, Daman, Dadra, and Nagar Haveli districts) and light to moderate rainfall over Gujarat region at many places during subsequent 12 hours.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #222222; background: white;">Squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph very likely along &amp; off north &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maharashtra and South Gujarat coasts during next 24 hours.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #222222; background: white;">Sea condition would be rough to very rough along &amp; off north Maharashtra and South Gujarat coasts during next 24 hours.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Minor damage to loose / unsecured structures, breaking of tree branches, uprooting of small trees. Minor damage to Banana trees. Some damage to agriculture near coast due to salt spray. Damage to ripe paddy crops. Minor damage to Kutcha embankments.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -35.45pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">(iv)</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Action suggested</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #222222;">South Gujarat and north Maharashtra coasts: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; color: #222222;">Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Sea along &amp; off South Gujarat and north Maharashtra coasts <span style="background: white;">during next 24 hours.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Well Marked low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal:</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: normal; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The well marked low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea now lies over southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood. It is very likely to become a depression over the same area during next 12 hours and further intensify into a deep depression during the subsequent 48 hours. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards towards north Tamil Nadu- south Andhra Pradesh coasts during next 3 days.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Warning:</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Heavy Rainfall:</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rainfall at most places with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Nicobar Islands and rainfall at many places over Andaman Islands during next 3 days</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -14.2pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places very likely over north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha on 7^th and 8^th December, 2017.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Wind:</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Squally winds speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph on 5^th and 6^th December, 2017 very likely over and around Nicobar Islands and decrease thereafter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sea Condition:</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Sea condition would be rough to very rough during 5^th to 6^th December, 2017 around Nicobar Islands.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Action suggested:</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 21.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fishermen along and off Nicobar Islands are advised not to venture into sea till 6^th December, 2017.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 21.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol;">&middot;</span><span style="font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fishermen along and off Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu coasts are advised not to venture into sea during 6^th to 8^th December, 2017</span></p>
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