Disaster Alerts 23/08/2019

State: 
GOA
Message: 
It is forecasted that sea will be rough near shore and the low lying areas (Mormugoa, Panjim, Vasco da Gama) may experience surges (gushing of sea water into these areas) intermittently during 14:30 hours (IST) of 21-08-2019 to 23:30 hours (IST) of 23-08-2019 due to the effect of high period (15-19 sec) swell waves, having 2.4 ?2.9m height.
Disaster Type: 
State id: 
2922
Disaster Id: 
7
Message discription: 
It is forecasted that sea will be rough near shore and the low lying areas (Mormugoa, Panjim, Vasco da Gama) may experience surges (gushing of sea water into these areas) intermittently during 14:30 hours (IST) of 21-08-2019 to 23:30 hours (IST) of 23-08-2019 due to the effect of high period (15-19 sec) swell waves, having 2.4 ?2.9m height. 1. There is a possibility of surging of waves during the high tide times, in the low lying areas of the coasts during this period. 2. Boats plying very near to the coasts may be avoided during this period as the coastal regions will experience its effect more. 3. The boats may be anchored at a fair distance from each other, to avoid collision and damage. 4. The water based recreational activity at the coast be suspended during these events. 5. Taking out the boats from the shore to the sea and back can be avoided. 6. The effects of these events in the open ocean is likely to be minimal. Rough to very rough sea conditions (wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph) are likely to prevail overSouth East Arabian sea on 22.08.2019 Rough to very rough sea conditions (wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph) are likely to prevail over South West Arabian sea during next 5 days (22/08/2019 to 26/08/2019). Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea during this period.