Due to favourable environmental conditions, the system is likely to intensify further into a depression and move in the west/northwest direction towards the Oman-Yemen coast however, none of Pakistan’s coastal areas is likely to be impacted by the system.

The cyclone developed from an area of atmospheric pressure to a depression centre south-central of the Arabian Sea. The cyclone could hit within 48 hours.

The PMD’s Cyclone Warning Centre said on Friday that Karachi informed that a well-marked low-pressure area (strong weather system) lies over the Southwest Arabian Sea at a distance of about 1810km southwest of Karachi & 1750km south of Gwadar.