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The depression over North Gujarat and adjoining South Rajasthan moved west-southwest and intensified into a deep depression. The system has moved across the border and is centered on the axis, joining Chor and Badin, cities of Pakistan. The deep depression will continue moving westward, away from the border areas, and is likely to reach closer to Hyderabad (Sind) in the next 24 hours. Subsequently, it will weaken to a low-pressure area and get filled up along the Makran Coast of Balochistan.
Earlier, the depression had given heavy rains over North Gujarat and Saurashtra & Kutch, covering Deesa, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Kandla, Morbi, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhuj, Naliya, and Mandvi. Heavy rainfall activity will remain largely confined to Kutch and border areas of Saurashtra in the proximity of the Gulf of Kutch. The places at risk with heavy rains will include Bhuj, Naliya, Anjar, Mandvi, Kandla, Lakhpat, and the Rann of Kutch. The coastline from Kandla to Okha, across Jamnagar, Morbi, and Khambaliya, will also have moderate to heavy showers, accompanied by strong surface winds.
The proximity of the Arabian Sea is fueling the system with moisture and therefore keeping it active longer than normal. It is likely to weaken to a depression by late tonight and further to a low-pressure area in the subsequent 24 hours. The weather system is expected to get diffused over the barren land of South Balochistan and become insignificant in the next 48 hours or so. Still, the remnant effect of the system will cause scattered rain and thundershowers along the border posts of Kutch with Pakistan tomorrow. Weather conditions will significantly improve thereafter, and only light rains may continue over the state of Gujarat. Caution for the entire coastline of Gujarat along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Kutch for very strong low-level winds till past mid-week.
