The sea condition would become rough to very rough on Friday and the fishermen who were in the open sea must return to the coast before it.It stated that a well-marked low-pressure area in the eastern Arabian Sea was likely to intensify into a depression (strong weather system) on Wednesday evening/night. “The current sea surface temperature is (around 30 degrees centigrade) and other meteorological parameters are favourable for the development of a tropical cyclone on Thursday/ Friday,” it added.Officials said that as a result of this cyclonic activity the coastal areas of Balochistan and Sindh, including Karachi, would receive rain with thunderstorm by Friday.However, Met Department Director-General Arif Mehmood told Dawn that it was too early to forecast rain in Karachi or anywhere else due to this low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea.“So far it (the cyclone) is in the development process and we don’t know what will be its track and where it will go.”Although the direction of wind did not change on Tuesday and remained south-westerly with a speed of 12 knots, the city’s maximum temperature increased by two degrees compared to Monday’s maximum temperature of 37 degrees centigrade.The maximum temperature in the city was 39 degrees centigrade on Tuesday. The level of humidity, a measure of the amount of moisture in the air, also dropped to 38 per cent from Monday’s 57 per cent.The Met Office forecast hot and dry weather in Karachi on Wednesday with the maximum temperature ranging between 36 and 38 degrees centigrade.
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