Hyderabad, May 15 (UNI) The Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” (pronounced as Tau’Te) over east-central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea moved north northwestwards with a speed of about 11 kmph during the past 06 hours and lay centered at 0830 hours on Saturday over eastcentral and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea, Meteorological Centre said in a special bulletin here.
It is very likely to intensify further into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 6 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the subsequent 12 hours.
It is very likely to move north northwestwards and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar & Naliya around May 18 afternoon or evening.
The cyclonic circulation over Vidarbha & neighbourhood extending upto 1.5 km above mean sea level has become less marked, the bulletin added.
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