With a low pressure area forming over the Arabian sea off the Kerala-Karnataka coasts on Sunday, the weather office has issued a heavy rainfall warning and cautioned fishermen against venturing out to sea.
A weather bulletin by the India Met Department said the new system could trigger squally weather over the Comorin and Lakshadweep areas and the Southeast Arabian sea off the Kerala-Karnataka coast. Cyclonic winds, with speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting up to 55 kmph are likely along and off the North Kerala coast and Lakshadweep.
Fishermen are advised not to put out to sea along and off the Kerala and Karnataka coasts, Lakshadweep and Comorin till May 30. Heavy rain is likely at a few places and very heavy rainfall at one or two places in the State from May 29 to 31.
The bulletin said the southwest monsoon had advanced into parts of Comorin area, southwest Bay of Bengal and most parts of the Andaman sea. Conditions were favourable for its advance into the Southeast Arabian sea, Lakshadweep, and remaining parts of Comorin and Andaman sea over the next 48 hours.
