Maximum Temperature: State Gets High Alerts For Maximum Temp, Swell Surge | Kochi News

Kochi: IMD has issued a yellow alert for hot and humid weather in 12 districts till May 7. It is likely to be 3-5 degrees above normal in Kerala. Maximum temperatures are very likely to be around 40˚C in Palakkad, around 39˚C in Kollam and Kozhikode, 38˚C in Thrissur, 37˚C in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Kannur districts. It will be around 36˚C in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Malappuram and Kasaragod districts.Also, there is a thunderstorm with lightning accompanied by gusty winds, speed reaching 30-40 Kmph, which is very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala between May 4-7.A yellow alert for isolated heavy rainfall of 7-11cm has been issued for Wayanad on May 7. Maximum temperatures were well above normal in Kottayam, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Kollam & Thrissur districts, above normal in Alappuzha, Malappuram , Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts. Palakkad recorded the highest maximum temperature of 40.4°C.Meanwhile INCOIS has issued a swell surge warning of red alert level to Kerala, South Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands for Saturday and Sunday.It said that there is a possibility of swell surges and rough sea conditions associated with the effect of high period swell waves that are approaching from distant southern Indian Ocean. The event started at approximately 10,000 km away from the Indian coast on April 26 in the southern Atlantic Ocean and slowly moved towards the southern Indian Ocean by April 28.This caused the high energy swell propagation (~24 s) towards the Indian coastal regions which is expected to hit the southern tip of India in the early hours of Saturday. These long period swells combined with high tide conditions can cause coastal flooding in the low-lying areas of Lakshadweep, Kerala, South Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha and West Bengal coasts during the weekend.The low -lying coastal areas are particularly vulnerable. Fishermen and coastal population are alerted to be Cautious on possible surging of waves (gushing of sea water) intermittently in the nearshore/beach region, particularly in the low-lying areas. Small vessels not to ply nearshore. Boats may be anchored at a fair distance from each other, to avoid collision and damage. There’s total suspension of operational/recreational activities at beach/nearshore regions during these days.

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