Cyclone Kyarr is set to move west-northwestwards and weaken in 3 days

Cyclone Kyarr has weakened and will soon move west-northwestwards and is expected to weaken further over the next 48 hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in a press release, said that the cyclone will move towards Gulf of Aden off the south Oman-Yemen coast in three days. 

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Will move to Gulf of Aden in three days

The IMD said, "Super Cyclonic Storm Kyarr over eastcentral Arabian Sea moved west-northwestwards, weakened into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and lay centered over westcentral and adjoining eastcentral & north Arabian Sea at 0830 hrs IST of October 29, 2019 near latitude 19.2°N and longitude 63.4°E, about 990 km west of Mumbai (Maharashtra), 1,010 km east-northeast of Salalah (Oman) and 500 km east-southeast of Masirah (Oman)." The release also said that it is likely to move west-northwestwards till October 30 morning, re-curve west southwestwards thereafter and move towards Gulf of Aden off south Oman-Yemen coasts during subsequent three days. "It is very likely to weaken into a very severe cyclonic storm during the morning of October 30 and further into a severe cyclonic storm by the evening of October 31," the statement read.

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There is no heavy rainfall that is expected. However, Gale wind, speed reaching 200-210 kmph gusting to 230 kmph, is prevailing around the system centre over west-central and adjoining east-central and north Arabian Sea. It is very likely to reduce gradually becoming 140-150 kmph gusting to 170 kmph by the morning of October 30 and 120- 130 gusting to 140 kmph by the morning of October 31 and decrease thereafter.

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The IMD has also advised the fisherman to not go out to the sea in different regions till November 2, 2019. The sea is expected to be rough 'to very rough' over Comorin area and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean and Maldives area on October 29 and southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Lakshadweep - Maldives areas and along and off Kerala, south Karnataka coasts on October 30 and October 31, 2019.

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