Cyclonic Storm ‘Asna’ has moved away from Sindh’s coastal belt and located at the distance of 230km from the city in southwest, according to a meteorologist.
The cyclone could landfall on September 1st night or September 02 at coastal belt of Oman, Meteorologist Anjum Nazeer said.
“Cyclone Asna could still influence Karachi’s weather and light to heavy rainfall has been expected in city until tonight”, Meteorologist Anjum Nazeer said.
The winds with 40-50 Km/hour speed could blow in the city today, weather expert said.
Cyclone Asna in its westward trajectory could affect Baluchistan’s coastal belt with rainfall and coastal flooding, he said.
The cyclone could landfall on Sunday night or Monday at the Oman coastal belt.
“Karachi’s weather is expected to remain cloudy or partly cloudy with likely light rainfall for next few days,” he predicted.
Sindh’s fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea on Saturday (today) and those of Baluchistan till tomorrow (Sunday).
In its advisory earlier, PMD said that during past 9 hours the cyclone moved westward and now lies at around Latitude 23.6 N and Longitude 65.7 E at a distance at 200km southwest of Karachi, 220km south-southeast of Ormara and 380km southeast of Gwadar. The system is likely to track further west-southwestwards.
