As cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ headed northwards and remained centred about 900 km south-southwest of Gujarat’s coastal Porbandar district, fishermen have been asked to return to the coast from deep sea areas and ports instructed to hoist Distant Warning signal (DW II)
The first cyclone in the Arabian Sea this year is expected to bring light showers and thunderstorms in coastal regions of the Gujarat.
According to the latest weather bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the “very severe cyclonic storm “Biparjoy” over the east-central Arabian Sea is currently centred at 930 km south-southwest of Porbandar and moving north-northwestward”.