The Monsoon system in the Arabian Sea has strengthened further and is likely to become a well-marked low pressure area in next 24 hours. The system is moving in a north/north west direction and is presently lying over central parts of the Arabian Sea.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the system will gain strength and develop into a well-marked low pressure area in next 24 hours. Rain will increase across the west coast including Kerala and Karnataka. The system will then intensify into a depression and further into a deep depression.
Though the system will not come closer to the coast, it is quite capable of enhancing Southwest Monsoon over the Western Ghats. Under the influence of the system, rain is expected in Mumbai, Konkan and Goa as well. This Monsoon surge may also help Southwest Monsoon to reach faster in the Maharashtra coast.
The deep depression formed might gain potential to intensify into a tropical cyclone and could become the first cyclone of the season. As reiterated by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the system will then have the tendency to shift away from the India coast towards Oman and gulf of Eden.
Effects of Monsoon systems
Such Monsoon systems play a very crucial role, particularly during the initial days of the onset of Monsoon in India. Whether in the Arabian Sea or the South China Sea, the system mops up all the moisture and caries it away from the Indian coast. This system is outward bound and will reduce rain in South India. Such weather phenomenon takes away all the energy from the area, leaving a long gap before another system brews up. The effects of such systems can be offset only if there is a strong system in the Bay of Bengal.
On the other hand, systems that come up in the Bay of Bengal holds moisture and drifts them towards the eastern coast.
