ISLAMABAD: The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) “Biparjoy” in the east-central Arabian Sea is still strong and has moved north-northeast over the past 12 hours. It is now just 840 kilometers south of Karachi.
The storm is now “near Latitude 17.3°N and Longitude 67.4°E, about 840 km south of Karachi. 830 km south of Thatta, and 930 km southeast of Ormara,” the PMD said in an alert on Saturday.
Before, the storm was 1040 kilometers south of Karachi, 1020 kilometers south of Thatta, and 1110 kilometers southeast of Ormara.
“Around the center of the system, the highest sustained surface winds are 130-140 km/h, with gusts up to 150 km/h. Around the center of the system, the sea conditions are great, with waves as high as 25-28 feet.
The PMD notice said, “The favorable environmental conditions (sea surface temperature of 30-32°C, low vertical wind shear, and upper-level divergence) can turn the system into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm (ESCS) for at least the next 24 hours.”
Under the current upper-level guiding winds, the PMD said that Biparjoy most likely to keep moving north-northeast toward the Southeast Sindh-Indian Gujarat coast.
“Karachi is keeping an eye on the system and will send out an update as needed,” it said.
Because of how the storm moving, section 144 put in place in Karachi.
A notice from the Karachi Commissioner said that people could not go to the beaches in the port city.
Due to the danger, the city government has banned fishing, sailing, swimming, and bathing in the seas around Karachi from June 11 until the “end of the storm.”
The notice said that the choice had been made to prevent any bad things from happening, like the ship sinking or people drowning.
