Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to intensify in the next 36 Hours in India. Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to intensify and move north-northwestwards over the next two days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a tweet on Friday.
At 11:30 p.m. on June 8, the IMD reported a very severe cyclonic storm over the east-central Arabian Sea, 840 kilometers west-southwest of Goa and 870 kilometers west-southwest of Mumbai.
“Very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy over east-central Arabian Sea at 2330 hours IST of 08th June 2023 over about 840 km west-southwest of Goa, 870 km west-southwest of Mumbai. To intensify further gradually during next 36 hours and move nearly north-northwestwards in next 2 days,” it tweeted.
Cyclone Biparjoy to intensify in next 36 Hours in India, warns Weather Office.
Very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy over eastcentral Arabian Sea at 2330 hours IST of 08th June, 2023 over about 840 km west-southwest of Goa, 870 km west-southwest of Mumbai. To intensify further gradually during next 36 hours and move nearly north-northwestwards in next 2 days. pic.twitter.com/dx6b3VAEN6
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 8, 2023
Earlier in a bulletin, the weather department said, “VSCS BIPARJOY over east-central Arabian Sea, lay centered at 0530hrs IST of 08th June, near lat 13.9N & long 66.0E, about 860km west-southwest of Goa, 910km southwest of Mumbai, would intensify further & move north-northwestwards.”
The weather service also advised fishermen not to venture into cyclone-affected areas of the Arabian Sea. Those who were at sea were advised to return to shore, it had previously stated.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting, and seismology. IMD is headquartered in Delhi and operates hundreds of observation stations across India and Antarctica. Regional offices are in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Guwahati, and New Delhi.
