Arabian Sea cyclonic storm Shakti, formed over the northeast Arabian Sea, moving closer to southern coastline of country and at a distance of 360 kilometers in south of Karachi.
The Arabian Sea deep depression in the morning yesterday intensified into a cyclonic storm by evening and is forecast to strengthen further into a severe cyclonic storm within the next 24 hours.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday, the system lay centered on Friday evening at Latitude 21.7N and Longitude 66.8E, about 360 kilometres south of Karachi.
The cyclone is expected to track west-northwestwards initially before turning west-southwestwards, moving further into the central north Arabian Sea.
Under its influence, light to moderate wind-thunderstorms and rain are likely in several districts of Sindh and Balochistan including Thar Parkar, Umer Kot, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Tando Muhammad Khan, Hyderabad, Matiari, Shaheed Benazir Abad, Sanghar, Jamshoro, Hub, Lasbella, Awaran, and Kech, with isolated showers also likely in Karachi.
