Because Cyclone Biparjoy is a “very severe storm,” authorities have ordered fishing communities to stop operations for the next five days.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department provincial government issued a warning that a cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea would intensify over the next 24 hours, placing coastal areas on high alert. Cyclone Biparjoy, a very dangerous storm, was 900 kilometers due south of Karachi on Saturday and was still moving northeast.
Because Cyclone Biparjoy is a “very severe storm,” authorities have ordered fishing communities to stop operations for the next five days.
The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) “BIPARJOY” over the east-central Arabian Sea has been tracking north-northeastward for the past 12 hours and is currently located near Latitude 16.7°N & Longitude 66.4°E, about 910 kilometres south of Karachi, 890 kilometres south of Thatta, and 990 kilometres southeast of Ormara, according to the PMD.
The coastal regions of Sindh and Balochistan have been placed on alert, despite the fact that authorities are unsure of the cyclone’s path in the upcoming days.
The weather service issued a warning that there is uncertainty in the global forecast models due to a change in upper-level steering winds, with some predicting landfall around the Markan-north Oman coast and others indicating its path towards the Sindh-Indian Gujarat coastline.
Given this uncertainty, it continued, “the system is predicted to keep tracking further north/northeastward over the next 18 to 24 hours before slightly recurving to the north-northwest.”
The PMD advisory also stated that “rain-thunderstorm with some heavy falls and squally winds are expected in the Sindh-Makran coast from June 13 evening/night onwards” due to the north-northeast track of Biparjoy.
In response to the anticipated effects of the cyclone on the Southeast Arabian Sea, the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued important safety guidelines. These regulations are designed to protect the safety of ships and port facilities during bad weather.
The Cabinet Secretariat oversees the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), which is both a scientific and a service department (Aviation Division).
The PMD is in charge of providing meteorological services throughout Pakistan to a wide range of interest groups as well as for numerous public projects and activities that call for climatic data.