The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” (pronounced as Tau’Te) over eastcentral Arabian Sea moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 15 kmph during past 06 hours, and lay centred at 0830 hours IST of today, the 17th May, 2021 over east central Arabian Sea near latitude 18.8°N and longitude 71.5°E, about 150 km west of Mumbai, 220 km south-southeast of Diu, 260 km south east of Veraval (Gujarat), and 490 km east-southeast of Karachi (Pakistan). It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening hours of 17th & cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar & Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) during the night (2000 – 2300 hrs IST) of 17th May with a maximum sustained wind speed 155-165 kmph gusting to 185 kmph. High waves in the range of 3.5 - 6.8 meters are forecasted during 17:30 hours on 16-05-2021 to 23:30 hours of 18-05-2021 along the coast of Goa from Vengurla to Vasco . Surface Current speeds vary between 58 - 168 cm/sec. The fishermen are advised not to venture into eastcentral Arabian Sea along & off Maharashtra - Goa coasts and into northeast Arabian Sea along & off Gujarat, Daman, Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli coast till 18th May.