Cyclone Nilofar is a big storm. Make no mistake about it. No wonder the Gujarat government is on its toes. Tomorrow morning it will turn into a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 200 Kph gusting up to a massive 240 Kph.
Till Wednesday morning (GMT) it will move in a northerly direction. By the evening it will have started changing direction and making a curve towards Gujarat.
On November 1, 2014 (Saturday) it will make landfall at Narayan Sarovar in Kachchh, Gujarat. The winds then will be 85 Kph gusting up to 100 Kph. The JTWC forecast says Cyclone Nilofar will weaken by landfall. Small mercies for Gujarat.
But even winds of 80-100 Kph is nothing to sneeze at. Not to forget the torrential rainfall which will lash entire Kachchh for 24 hours.
The latest track path forecast for Cyclone NILOFAR according to the JTWC
2 comments:
Any effect will be felt in muscat?
Muscat will be largely unaffected. A shower may be. Clouds. Nothing more. Nilofar will start moving towards Saurashtra, away from Oman coast.
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