Intensified monsoon in Kerala can bring rains in Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast
Posted on: 23/Jun/2014 10:17:49 AM
The Met Department has advised that local cautionary signal number three be kept hoisted at all ports of Kerala and Minicoy in Lakshadweep for another 24 hours from this afternoon.
This is a warning for squally weather locally for the area from what the Met described as strong to vigorous monsoon conditions over Southeast Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep.
The state of sea is described qualitatively as calm, smooth, slight, moderate, rough, very rough, high, very high, and phenomenal sea. These qualitative terms correspond to a range of height of waves based on the surface wind speed.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture out into the open sea during the period.
Similar warnings but of a lesser degree are valid for Karnataka and Goa coasts on the West Coast and for Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast on the East Coast.
