Mumbai Cyclone, Indian Meteorological Department, Weather Forecast India, Goa, Karnataka, Gujarat

Photo Source

Heavy rainfall has been reported from the Indian cities of Mumbai, Goa, Gujarat  and Konkan region. The weather deparrtment in Mumbai has said that a tropical cyclone has strengthened over the Arabian Sea off the western coast.

The Indian meteorological department said that the cyclone named Phyan was about 250 km west of Goa at 2.30 a.m. As of Thursday morning an "orange" alert has been issued. That is one step below the red alert given for a severe cyclone. Reportedly the cyclone will hit Mumbai tomorrow around 5.30 am.

Met officials have said that the cyclone with winds of up to 75 kms per hour will hit the Indian states of southern Gujarat, Northern Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa.

Check out Mumbai Weather Forecast

Check out Goa Weather Forecast 

The cyclone is still 400 kms away from the coast of Goa but is said to be moving dangerously fast and the next 36 hours are said to pose a greater threat to the western coast.

Phyan was 420 km south-southwest of Mumbai and 670 km south-southwest of Surat in south Gujarat.

Click Play to Watch Live Mumbai Cyclone News

Wait upto 1 minute to Watch Live India TV Channel

While watching the news results you may also be interested in: Links open in new window so you will not lose this video.

India's top 13 most beautiful female supermodels

"The system is likely to intensify further and move north-northeastwards and cross south Gujarat and north Maharashtra coast between Mahuva and Dahanu by early hours of Nov 12," the website reported.

The weatherman said Wednesday morning that the cyclone will lead to "rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places and isolated extremely heavy fall (over or equal to 25 cm) over Konkan and Goa and Madhya Maharashtra during next 36 hours".

"Rainfall at many places with heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places is likely over coastal Karnataka during next 24 hours. Rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls at a few places and isolated extremely heavy falls (over or equal to 25 cm) is likely to commence over south Gujarat from today (Wednesday) afternoon.

"Squally winds with speed reaching 55-65 kmph gusting to 75 kmph are likely along and off Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra coasts during next 36 hours. Sea condition will be very rough over along and off Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra coasts. Squally wind speed reaching 55-65 gusting to 75 kmph is likely to commence along and off south Gujarat coast from today afternoon."

Watch the News Clippings of the Cyclone