Sunday, June 06, 2010

7:30pm, Convective clouds can be seen all along Kerala coast.. http://ow.ly/i/1WdQ
7:30pm, Heavy showers over Bangladesh and S-E Bengal .. http://ow.ly/i/1WdQ
BBC model shows .. South-west monsoon will pickup strength over Kerala coast from 9-Jun-2010.. http://ow.ly/i/1WdM
Rainfall data of 5-Jun-2010... PDF ... http://ow.ly/d/3Uw
Rain map of 5-Jun, shows.. showers all along peninsula coastline and N-E states.. http://ow.ly/i/1Wdi

North east states getting heavy showers

North east getting battered on 5-Jun-2010
-------------------------------------------Passighat - 17cm
Tezpur - 8cm
Cherrapunji - 7cm
Agartala - 6cm
North Lakhimpur -5 cm
India toppers from 1.1.10 to 06.06.10

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Cherrapunji 528 cm
Passighat 178 cm
Silchar 175 cm
Itanagar 129 cm
Dibrugarh 129 cm
Gangtok 127 cm
Dhubri 127 cm
North Lakhimpur 118 cm
Coochbehar 101 cm
Guwahati 99 cm
Lengpui 94 cm
Agartala 93cm

Cyclone "03 A - Phet" ...Update # 18.. Heavy rainfall over South Pakistan & Gujarat on Landfall now 7pm IST...
http://ow.ly/1UHau
RT @piyush_veere: Patna is 'dusty' today,no duststorm but slow winds with lot of mixed dust... WIERD CLIMATE !! ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ (12:12pm)

Cyclone "03 A - Phet" ...Update # 18.. Heavy rainfall over Pakistan & Gujarat on Landfall

Making landfall now 7pm IST along Pakistan coast. 
Heavy cloud formation can be seen over South pakistan.
Slightly intensified before making landfall.


Jtwc warning
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061500Z POSITION NEAR 24.9N 68.1E.
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 03A (PHET), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20 NM 
SOUTHEAST OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 18 
KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. PHET HAS MADE LANDFALL SOUTH OF 
KARACHI. A 1211Z METAR REPORT FROM KARACHI/JINNAH AIRPORT (OPKC) 
PUTS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. 
THIS DIRECTION IMPLIES A POSITION EAST OF KARACHI. BETWEEN 1200Z AND 
1300Z THE WINDS HAVE BACKED TO THE NORTH AND HAVE EASED TO NEAR 25 
KNOTS. THIS ALSO CONFIRMS THAT THE SYSTEM IS PAST KARACHI (OR TO THE 
EAST OF 67.2E) AND IS WEAKENING. THE SYSTEM WILL DISSIPATE OVER 
SOUTHERN PAKISTAN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THIS IS THE FINAL 
WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER 
(NAVMARFCSTCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF 
REGENERATION

JTWC path
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IMD warning
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ARB 02/2010/46                                                                                                 Dated: 06.06.2010
Time of issue: 1900 hours IST

Sub: Depression over northeast Arabian Sea, close to Pakistan coast.

            The depression over northeast Arabian Sea moved further eastwards and lay centred at 1730 hrs IST of today, the 6th June 2010 over northeast Arabian Sea near lat. 24.50N and long. 67.00E, very close to Pakistan coast, about 50 km south of Karachi(Pakistan) and 220 km northwest of Naliya (Kutch, Gujarat).
           
            The system would move east-northeastwards, cross Pakistan coast close to Karachi within a few hours and weaken gradually.
           
            Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls would occur over Kutch & north Gujarat region during next 12 hours and fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls would occur over Rajasthan during next 24 hrs. Squally winds with speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting 60 kmph would occur along and off north Gujarat coast during next 12 hours. Sea condition will be rough to very rough along and off north Gujarat coast and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Sea off this coast during next 12 hours.


Satellite shot at 5:30pm IST
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Mumbai: Intensity of Showers expected to increase  in Mumbai from Sunday evening. Occasional showers, some heavy till Monday evening. Maybe 15-20 mms of rain. These are not Monsoon showers but effect of Low over Gujarat/Rajasthan.  

From Tuesday thru Friday, rains in Mumbai will decrease again.