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May 16, 2021
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday night warned that Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further during the next 18-24 hours.
In an advisory posted on its website, PMD said that Tauktae may transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) during next 18-24 hours.
It is expected to move further in the northwest direction and reach Indian Gujarat by the afternoon/ evening of May 18.
Meanwhile, owing to the rain forecast, the Civil Aviation Authority has issued a high alert at the Jinnah International Airport.
A circular directs the concerned departments to ensure small fixed winged aircraft and rotary winged helicopters are properly weighed down with additional weights. It also asked that some aircraft be taken inside hangars for parking so they stay protected from strong winds.
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May 16, 2021
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday night warned that Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further during the next 18-24 hours.
In an advisory posted on its website, PMD said that Tauktae may transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) during next 18-24 hours.
It is expected to move further in the northwest direction and reach Indian Gujarat by the afternoon/evening of May 18.
It said the cyclonic storm has tracked northwestward at a speed of 18km and at 2100 PST it lay centered near latitude 14.5N and longitude 72.8E, at a distance of about 1,310km south-southeast of Karachi.
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May 16, 2021
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday night warned that Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further during the next 18-24 hours. In an advisory posted on its website, PMD said that Tauktae may transform into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) during next 18-24 hours. It is expected to move further in the northwest direction and reach Indian Gujarat by the afternoon/evening of May 18. It said the cyclonic storm has tracked northwestward at a speed of 18km and at 2100 PST it lay centered near latitude 14.5N and longitude 72.8E, at a distance of about 1,310km south-southeast of Karachi. Maximum sustained winds around the system centre are 100-120 kmph gusting to 140 kmph, the advisory said. It said that based on the existing meteorological conditions, dust/thunderstorm-rain with a few incidences of moderate to heavy rainfall with gusty winds of 60-80 Kmph are likely to occur in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparker, Mirpurkhas, Umerko