Gandhinagar: The cyclonic storm ‘Maha’ in the Arabian sea has intensified in to a very severe cyclonic storm today and It is very likely to re-curve tomorrow a weaken a bit to cross Gujarat coast between Diu and Dwarka as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 100­ to 110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph around mid­night of 6th
November/early hours of 7th November.

Under its influence parts of Saurashtra, central and South Gujarat would see spells of heavy to very heavy rain on November 6 and 7.

Today till 6 pm not much rain has taken place despite heavy rain warning for the day. Only 7 talukas of 5 districts have seen rain with Lakhani in Banaskantha seeing maximum of only 10 mm. Poshina in Sabarkantha has also seen a similar amount of rain.

During last 24 hours ending 6 am today, 128 talukas of 28 districts had seen rain with Khergam in Navsari district seeing highest 84mm.

The state has seen 145.16% rain so far.

The detailed synoptic situation, general rain forecast and heavy rainfall warning as per the met bulletin issued here this evening is as follows –

SYNOPTIC SITUATION : –

The Severe Cyclonic Storm Maha over east-central Arabian Sea moved further westwards with a speed of 09 kmph during past 06 hours, intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm and lay centered at 1430 hours IST of today, over east-central Arabian Sea near Latitude 17.6°N and Longitude 65.9°E, about 590 km west­southwest of Veraval (Gujarat), 630 km west­southwest of Diu and 590 km southwest of Porbandar. It is very likely to move west­northwestwards slowly till 4th November, recurve eastnortheastwards and move rapidly thereafter and weaken gradually from 5th November onwards. It is very likely to cross Gujarat coast between Diu and Dwarka as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 100 to ­110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph around mid­night of 6th November/early hours of 7th November, 2019.
LOCAL FORECAST FOR AHMEDABAD:
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN/ THUNDERSHOWERS VERY LIKELY.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE VERY LIKELY 23 DEG C.
TODAY’S MAX TEMP 30.1°C DEP -4.3 °C
TODAY’S MIN TEMP 24.2°C DEP +5.9 °C

STATE FORECAST: No large change in Maximum and minimum temperature over the region during next 2-3 days very likely.

DAY-1 (Valid from time of origin to 0830 Hrs. IST of 04/11/2019):

Light to moderate rain/ thundershowers very likely at a few places in all the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu; at a few places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Aravalli, Anand, Mahisagar, Dahod, Tapi, Vadodara, Bharuch, Narmada. Dry weather very likely in remaining districts of Gujarat region and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli.

DAY-2 (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 04/11/2019 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 05/11/2019):-
Light to moderate rain/ thundershowers very likely at a few places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Bhavnagar, Amreli, Gir Somnath, Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagadh, and Kutch; at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Anand, Bharuch, Surat and Vadodara. Dry weather very likely in remaining districts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra and in Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli

DAY-3(Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST
of 05/11/2019 to 0830 Hrs.

IST of 06/11/2019):-

Light to moderate rain/ thundershowers very likely at a few places in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Junagadh, Porbandar, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Morbi and Kutch; at isolated places in the districts of North Gujarat region namely Banaskantha, Patan and Mehsana. Dry weather very likely in all the districts of South Gujarat region, remaining districts of North Gujarat region, Saurashtra and in Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli.

DAY-4 (Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 06/11/2019 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 07/11/2019):-

Light to moderate rain/ thundershowers very likely at most places in all the districts of Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli .
DAY-5(Valid from 0830 Hrs. IST of 07/11/2019 to 0830 Hrs. IST of 08/11/2019):-

Light to moderate rain/ thundershowers very likely at most places in all the districts of Gujarat region and in Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli; at many places in all the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and in Diu,

HEAVY RAIN WARNING for 5 days:

DAY 1 (TODAY): Heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Saurashtra namely Jamnagar, Morbi, and Dwarka.

DAY 2: NIL.

DAY 3: NIL.

DAY 4: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dang, Tapi, Surat, Bharuch, Narmada, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli; at a few places in the districts of Saurashtra namely Surendranagar, Morbi, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Botad, Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and in Diu.
DAY 5: Heavy to very heavy rains very likely at isolated places in the districts of Gujarat region namely Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Dang, Tapi, Surat, Bharuch, Narmada, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Valsad, Navsari and in Daman, Dadara Nagar Haveli; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Surendranagar, Rajkot, Botad, Amreli, Bhavnagar.

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