The Meteorological Department has issued the fifth cyclone alert, indicating that a cyclone has formed in the Northeast Arabian Sea.
According to the MET office, the ASNA has moved westward during past 6 hours and now lies at around Latitude 23.8 N & Longitude 66.6 E at about 120km south of Karachi, 180 southwest of Thatta, 250km southeast of Ormara and 440km east-southeast of Gwadar. The system is likely keep moving initially west-northwestwards and then west-southwestwards.
Under its influence, rain-thundershowers with few heavy falls and accompanied with squally winds (60-70Km/hour gusting 80Km/hour) likely in Karachi division, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Hyderabad, T.M Khan, T.A Yar, Matiari, Jamshoro and Dadu districts of Sindh till 31 August and in Hub, Lasbella, Awaran, Keach & Gwadar districts of Balochistan till 1st September.
Heavy rains may create water logging in low lying areas of Makran coast.
Sea conditions are likely to remain rough/very rough with squally winds of 60-70 Km/hour gusting 80Km/hour. Fishermen of Sindh are advised not to venture into sea till 31 August and those of Balochistan till 1st September, the alert read.
