Digital Goa, June 11 — IMD has announced onset of Southwest monsoon over Goa, six days after the normal date. Monsoon had reached Karwar yesterday one day after reaching Kerala.
“The Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Karnataka, Goa , some parts of Konkan, most parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, some parts of Andhra Pradesh, entire southwest and some more parts westcentral Bay of Bengal, some more parts of northwest Bay of Bengal and remaining parts of northeast Bay of Bengal today, the 11th June “, states the press note issued by IMD.
The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) now passes through lat. 16.5°N/ Long. 55°E, lat. 17.0°N/ Long. 60°E, lat. 17°N/ Long. 65°E, lat. 17°N/ Long. 70°E, Ratnagiri, Shivamogga, Hassan, Dharmapuri, Shriharikota, lat. 15.0°N/ Long. 83.0°E, 18.0°N/87.0°E, 21°N/90.0°E, 23.5°N /90.5°E, Dhubri, 28°N/89°E.
Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Karnataka, some more parts of Maharashtra, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, some more parts of Andhra Pradesh, westcentral Bay of Bengal, northwest Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of northeastern states and some parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Bihar during next 48 hours.
