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Advance of Monsoon and associated heavy rainfall spell along west coast

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Monsoon Advance: Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Goa, Karnataka and Rayalaseema, some parts of south Konkan, south Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha, south Chhattisgarh and south Odisha, entire Telangana, most parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of West Central Bay of Bengal and most parts of North Bay of Bengal. The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) passes through Lat. 17N/ Long. 60E, Lat. 17N/ Long. 70E, Ratnagiri. Solapur, Nanded, Adilabad, Bailadila, Malkangiri, Kalingapatnam, Lat. 21N/ Long. 90E, Agartala, Lumding, north Lakhimpur and Lat. 29N/ Long. 95E. (Figure 1) Conditions are favorable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea, Maharashtra (including Mumbai), Chhattisgarh & Odisha and remaining parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh during next 24 hours. Conditions are very likely to become favorable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into most parts of Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Maharashtra, some parts of south Gujarat region, southern parts of Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, some parts of West Bengal & Sikkim, remaining parts of Northeastern States and Bay of Bengal during the subsequent 48 hours. 2.Strengthening of Monsoon leading to enhanced rainfall activity along west coast: Increased rainfall activity over coastal Karnataka, Goa and south Maharashtra is likely to continue till 10th June. It is very likely to extend to north coastal Maharashtra, including Mumbai from tomorrow. Extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in these regions is also very likely during this period. The rainfall activity over these regions is likely to reduce from 12th June.

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First Published: Jun 08 2018 | 2:01 PM IST

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