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Cyclone Phet threatening Indian, Pakistani coastlines | Tropical cyclone 03A has intensified quickly in the last 24 hours, and as a result, the storm has been renamed Tropical Storm Phet. Phet is located in
the Arabian Sea, Northern Indian Ocean , and is threatening the Indian and Pakistani
coastlines, NASA satellite imagery has claimed. NASA's Aqua satellite flew over
Tropical Storm Phet on June 1 at 9:11 UTC (5:11 EDT ) and captured an infrared
image of the cloud top temperatures. The image indicated large areas of high,
cold cloud tops, as cold as -63 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating strong convection.
At 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT ) on June 1, Tropical Storm Phet had maximum sustained
winds near 55 knots (62 mph) with higher gusts. Phet was located about 550 miles
south-southwest of Karachi , Pakistan , near 16.8 North and 62.2 East. Phet is
moving to the northwest near 6 knots (7 mph). Current landmasses threatened by
Phet include: India (Gujarat), Pakistan (Sindh and Balochistan). Phet is forecast
to continue strengthening and turn northeast later this week. The Joint Typhoon
Warning Center forecasts landfall by the end of the week in the border area between
India and Pakistan . Regional warnings are already in effect for the Indian and
Pakistani coastlines from Thursday on. The Indian Meteorological Department's
Regional Specialized Meteorological Center noted on June 1, "Under the influence
of this system, fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls
would commence over coastal areas of Gujarat from June 3 and increase thereafter.
Squally winds with speed reaching 55-65 kmph (34-40 mph) (with higher gusts) would
commence along and off Gujarat coast from June 2 and increase gradually." |
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