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The Cyclonic Storm “TAUKTAE” intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) has tracked Northwestward at a speed of 18 Km and lay centered on the evening of May 15 (Saturday) near latitude 14.5N and longitude 72.8E, at a distance of about 1310 km south-southeast of Karachi, according to an alert issued by Pakistan Meteorological Department.
Maximum sustained winds around the system centre are 100-120 Kmph gusting to 140 Kmph.
The system is likely to intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) during next 18-24 hours and move further in northwest direction and reach Indian Gujarat by 18 May afternoon/evening.
Based on the existing meteorological conditions, dust/thunderstorm-rain with few moderate to heavy falls with gusty winds of 60-80 Kmph are likely to occur in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparker, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Sanghar districts of Southern Pakistan province of Sindh during 17- 20 May 2021. Dust/thunderstorm-rains with isolated moderate/heavy falls and gusty winds of 40-60 Kmph are also likely in Karachi, Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Shaeed- Banzirabad, during 18-20 May 2021. Sea Conditions will be rough to very rough and fishermen are advised not to venture in the sea during 16-20 May .
