KARACHI: Met office said Tuesday that lower parts of Sindh including Karachi are likely to have a widespread heavy rainfall alongwith strong dust storm on Friday and Saturday.
According to Cyclone alert-2, the tropical cyclone, located some 1100 kilometers south-southwest of Karachi is expected to move initially in a north-westerly direction in the next 24 hours. After that it is expected to re-curve in northeasterly direction towards Indian Gujrat and Sindh coast.
The tropical cyclone is expected to further intensify into a severe tropical cyclone after crossing 20 degree north on Thursday causing a widespread rain with scattered heavy fall accompanies with gusty winds (60 to 80 knots) along Sindh Makran coast from Thursday evening to Saturday.
The fairly widespread heavy falls with strong gusty winds (80 to 100 knots) are expected over lower Sindh including District Badin, Thatta, Tharparkar, Umer Kot and southern areas of Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas and Karachi.
The sea conditions are going to be rough to very rough in next 48 hours and high tides are also expected to develop near Sindh-Makran coast on Friday and Saturday.
Tropical warning centre of Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned that the fishermen of Sindh and Balochistan who are in the open sea should return to the coast before Wednesday evening. The centre has advised all fishermen not to venture in open sea from Thursday to Saturday.