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After battering southern states of India, very severe cyclonic storm Ockhi is now all set to lash Gujarat. According to Skymet Weather, coastal parts of the states are likely to record good rains during the next 48 hours as Ockhi nears Gujarat.

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At present, Ockhi is seen over east-central Arabian Sea and is centered at Latitude 14.5°N and Longitude 68.5°E, about 590 km north­northwest of Amini Divi, 690 km south­southwest of Mumbai and870 km south­southwest of Surat.

Weather models are indicating that system would most likely continue to move in north­northeast direction and weaken gradually. Ockhi is likely to cross the coast of South Gujarat and adjoining North Maharashtra near Surat as a deep depression or depression by the night of December 5.

Weathermen predict that as the system approaches the coast, the peripherals of the system would start impacting the weather over Coastal Gujarat and adjoining areas of North Maharashtra. In fact, humid winds of Arabian Sea would start blowing over the region, leading to rains and thundershowers over coastal areas of both the states.

Click the image below to see the live lightning and thunderstorm across Uttar Pradesh

By the night of December 4, light rains are expected over parts of coastal Gujarat. As the system crosses the coast by night of December 5, intensity of rains are likely to increase and many districts would start receiving light to moderate showers till December 6. Few isolated heavy spells are also expected during this time.

According to Skymet Weather, places such as Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Aravali, Banas kantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Botad, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Mahesana, Mahisagar, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Tapi, Vadodara, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Valsad would see rain and thundershowers during the next 48 hours.

Winds would be strong over coastal areas on December 5-6 in order of 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph. Sea conditions would also become rough to very rough off and along the coast. Thus, fishermen and locals are advised to avoid venturing out in the sea during that period.

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