Cyclone Nilofar has weakened rapidly and converted into a “cyclonic storm” about 560 km southwest of Karachi, according to the country’s meteorological department.
According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, the cyclonic storm would continue to move north-eastward with a speed of 12 km/hour in next 24 hours. The storm is likely to further weaken into a depression over the water in northeast Arabian Sea near the coast of Lower Sindh (Thattah) and Indian Gujrat on Friday evening/night.
According to The Weather Channel, Cyclone Nilofar has undergone rapid weakening, and may now dissipate before ever making landfall in India or Pakistan.
“Strong wind shear began hammering Nilofar, displacing thunderstorms away from the center of circulation, thus weakening it to the equivalent of tropical storm,” The Weather Channel reported, adding that vertical wind shear and dry air may degenerate Nilofar to a remnant low as soon as Friday, before ever making landfall.
Below is a satellite estimated intensity plot with time of Nilofar from the University of Wisconsin’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies showing intensification followed by weakening.
According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, the cyclonic storm would continue to move north-eastward with a speed of 12 km/hour in next 24 hours. The storm is likely to further weaken into a depression over the water in northeast Arabian Sea near the coast of Lower Sindh (Thattah) and Indian Gujrat on Friday evening/night.
According to The Weather Channel, Cyclone Nilofar has undergone rapid weakening, and may now dissipate before ever making landfall in India or Pakistan.
“Strong wind shear began hammering Nilofar, displacing thunderstorms away from the center of circulation, thus weakening it to the equivalent of tropical storm,” The Weather Channel reported, adding that vertical wind shear and dry air may degenerate Nilofar to a remnant low as soon as Friday, before ever making landfall.
Below is a satellite estimated intensity plot with time of Nilofar from the University of Wisconsin’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies showing intensification followed by weakening.
Earlier, Chief meteorologist Tauseef Alam, while speaking to
Express News, said the cyclone will not directly hit the shoreline of Pakistan
and will only pass by it at the distance of 250km in the evening or late at
night. He, however, added that the cyclone – which at the moment is in Oman’s
coastal areas – will touch the Indian state of Gujarat.
The cyclone will cause widespread rain and thundershowers.
Isolated heavy falls accompanied by strong gusty winds are expected in Lower
Sindh and adjoining coastal areas of Balochistan from today evening till
Saturday.
The sea conditions along Pakistan coast are likely to remain
rough to very rough and the fishermen of Sindh and Balochistan are advised to
keep their activities suspended up till Saturday.
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