The Cyclonic Storm ‘VAYU’ (pronounced as VAA’YU) over Eastcentral Arabian Sea moved northwards with a speed of about 15 kmph in last six hours and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of today, the 11th June, 2019 near latitude 15.0°N and longitude 70.6°E over Eastcentral Arabian Sea, about 350 km west-southwest of Goa, 510 km south-southwest of Mumbai (Maharashtra) and 650 km nearly south of Veraval (Gujarat).
It is very likely to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours.
CS ‘VAYU’ about 350 km west-southwest of Goa at 0830 IST. To move nearly northwards & cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar & Mahuva around Veraval & Diu region as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with wind speed 110-120 kmph gusting to 135 kmph during early morning of 13th June 2019. pic.twitter.com/LbjZI6RMwu
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) June 11, 2019
It is very likely to move nearly northwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval & Diu region as a Severe Cyclonic Storm with wind speed 110-120 kmph gusting to 135 kmph during early morning of
13th June 2019.
Forecast track and intensity are given in the following table:
Date/Time(IST) | Position (Lat. 0N/ long. 0E) | Maximum sustained surface wind speed (Kmph) | Category of cyclonic disturbance |
11.06.19/0830 | 15.0/70.6 | 70-80 gusting to 90 | Cyclonic Storm |
11.06.19/1130 | 15.3/70.6 | 80-90 gusting to 100 | Cyclonic Storm |
11.06.19/1730 | 16.0/70.6 | 90-100 gusting to 115 | Severe Cyclonic Storm |
11.06.19/2330 | 16.7/70.5 | 95-105 gusting to 120 | Severe Cyclonic Storm |
12.06.19/0530 | 17.5/70.5 | 100-110 gusting to 125 | Severe Cyclonic Storm |
12.06.19/1730 | 19.1/70.4 | 110-120 gusting to 135 | Severe Cyclonic Storm |
13.06.19/0530 | 20.8/70.3 | 110-120 gusting to 135 | Severe Cyclonic Storm |
13.06.19/1730 | 22.0/70.0 | 70-80 gusting to 90 | Cyclonic Storm |
14.06.19/0530 | 22.9/69.7 | 40-50 gusting to 60 | Depression |
14.06.19/1730 | 23.8/69.3 | 30-40 gusting to 50 | Depression |