Once very severe Cyclone Ockhi has been lashing Mumbai and adjoining areas with good rains since last evening. After becoming a severe cyclone in the morning hours, it has now weakened in to a cyclone.
As far as rains are concerned, in the last 3 hours, Santa Cruz observatory has recorded 8 mm of rains, Nashik 3 mm and Dahanu 20 mm. Now, this cyclone is moving in unfavorable conditions such as cooler sea surface temperatures and strong vertical wind shear in the order of 30 to 40 knots.
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Thus, it will further weaken into a deep depression by evening reach south Gujarat coast near Surat by tonight. After the landfall, its intensity will further reduce into a depression by tomorrow morning.
Ockhi will continue to give moderate to heavy showers over South Gujarat and North Konkan and Goa including Mumbai, Thane, Dahanu and Palghar until tonight. Thereafter, intensity of rain will reduce significantly over Maharashtra region but Gujarat will continue with moderate showers until tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, the Sea conditions will remain rough to very rough over coastal areas of Gujarat and North Maharashtra for another 24 hours. Due to high tide, strong winds and storm surge, low lying areas of Gujarat coast may get inundated. The wind speed over the coast of Gujarat will be 40 to 50 kmph and gusting to 60 kmph thus venturing out in the sea should be avoided.
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