DATE/TIME (IST) OF OBSERVATION

BASED ON 18-05-2021 (1530 HRS IST)

LOCATION LATITUDE/LONGITUDE

THE CYCLONIC STORM ‘TAUKTAE’LAY CENTRED AT 1530 HRS IST OF 18^TH MAY 2021 OVER SAURASHTRA, NEAR LAT. 22.7°N AND LONG. 72.0°E, ABOUT 190 KM SOUTHWEST OF DEESA,75 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF AHMEDABAD AND 40 KM WEST OF SURENDRANAGAR.

CURRENT INTENSITY NEAR CENTRE

70-80 KMPH GUSTING TO 90 KMPH

PAST MOVEMENT

MOVED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 22 KMPH DURING PAST 06 HOURS.

FORECAST MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY

IT WOULD FURTHER MOVE NORTH-NORTHEASTWARDS AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION DURING NEXT 06 HOURS.

FORECAST RAINFALL

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL AT MANY PLACES WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY FALLS AT ISOLATED PLACES OVER GUJARAT REGION AND SAURASHTRA ON 18^TH MAY.

FORECAST WIND SPEED (KMPH)

GALE WIND SPEED REACHING 80-90 KMPH GUSTING TO 100 KMPH IS LIKELY TO PREVAIL OVER GULF OF KHAMBAT & ADJOINING NORTHEAST ARABIAN SEA DURING NEXT 06 HOURS. IT IS LIKELY TO REDUCE GRADUALLY THEREAFTER.  

SQUALLY WIND SPEED REACHING 40-50 GUSTING TO 60 KMPH ALONG & OFF EXTREME NORTH MAHARASHTRA COAST DURING NEXT 06 HOURS.

GALE WINDS SPEED REACHING 80-90 KMPH GUSTING TO 100 KMPH LIKELY TO PREVAIL OVER AMRELI, BHAVNAGAR, BOTAD, 70-80 KMPH GUSTING TO 90 KMPH OVER SURENDRANAGAR, RAJKOT, ANAND, SOUTH AHMEDABAD: 55-65 KMPH GUSTING TO 75 KMPH OVER DIU, GIR SOMNATH, JUNAGARH, KHEDA, BHARUCH, JAMNAGAR, PORBANDAR & MORBI DURING NEXT 06 HOURS AND GRADUALLY DECREASE THEREAFTER.

SQUALLY WIND SPEED REACHING 45-55 KMPH GUSTING TO 65 KMPH LIKELY TO PREVAIL ALONG AND OFF DADRA, NAGAR HAVELI, DAMAN, VALSAD, NAVSARI, SURAT, DISTRICTS AND 35-45 KMPH GUSTING TO 55 KMPH OVER DEVBHOOMI DWARKA & KUTCH DURING NEXT 06 HOURS AND GRADUALLY DECREASE THEREAFTER.

SQUALLY WIND SPEED REACHING 45-55 KMPH GUSTING TO 65 KMPH IS LIKELY TO PREVAIL OVER SOUTH RAJASTHAN FROM THE EVENING OF 18^TH TILL 19^TH EARLY MORNING.

REALISED WEATHER

GUJARAT & DIU

WIND REPORTED AT 1530 HOURS IST OF 18.05.2021:   SURAT: 30 KMPH, BHAVNAGAR: 42 KMPH, RAJKOT: 37 KMPH AND AHEMADABAD: 68 KMPH

RAINFALL IN CM (REPORTED DURING 0830 HOURS IST OF 17.05.2021 TO 0830 HOURS IST OF 18.05.2021): BAGASARA (AMRELI DISTT): 21.2 CM, SURAT- 9.3 CM, DIU: 8.6 CM, BHAVNAGAR: 7.8 CM, AMRELI – 12.5, GIR GADHADA (GIR SOMENATH)-18.5, UNA (GIR SOMENATH): 17.5 CM,  UMERGAM (VALSAD): 18.3 CM, SAVARKUNDLA (AMRELI): 16.7 CM, PALITANA (BHAVNAGAR): 15.8 CM, AMRELI (AMRELI); 13..1 CM, MAHUA (BHAVNAGAR): 12.8 CM, RAJULA (AMRELI): 12.7; KHAMBHA (AMRELI): 12.7 CM, BABRA (AMRELI): 12.7 CM, GADHDA (BOTAD): 10.5 CM, VISAVDAR (JUNAGARH): 9.7 CM, UMRALA (BHAVNAGAR): 8.5 CM, DHARI (AMRELI): 7.2 CM, BHAVNAGAR (BHAVNAGAR): 7.1 CM, JESAR (BHAVNAGAR): 6.8 CM. .