This is what the JTWC (The godfather of all storm trackers worldwide) said in its latest bulletin issued June 9, 2014 1330 hrs UTC
THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 12.7N 67.8E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 13.6N 68.1E, APPROXIMATELY 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF MUMBAI, INDIA.
NUMERICAL MODELS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS, BASED ON RECENT SCATTEROMETRY DATA, ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1003 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH.
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We stand by our earlier forecast and warnings. It is going to be a bigger strom than expected. It is expected to hit Oman coast near the town of Khaluf on Friday 13, 2014.
More updates follow.....
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