DUST IMPACTING INDIA BADLY,SCENARIO NOT TO CHANGE FOR 24HRS

METD WEATHER
AKSHAY DEORAS
SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTER

*** MINOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE OVERALL CONDITIONS IN INDIA***
*** DUST STILL SETTLED OVER GUJARAT,RAJASTHAN,CENTRAL INDIA,NORTH INDIA
*** MIDDLE EAST CONDITIONS IMPROVING***
*** CONDITIONS NEARLY NORMAL IN SINDH AND OTHER PARTS OF PAKISTAN***


The Superstorm which originated on 17th March and sent plumes of dust towards Indian Sub continent is still maintaining its strength but has weakened a bit thus improving overall visibility over India.
Morning datas indicate that the visibility is still less in much of India. Most of the areas still have "Widespread Dust" present. 

The above surface weather analysis shows the presence of three low pressures over India. The added dust over Saudi Arabia is still arriving in the form of dust plumes. The below color enhanced imagery clearly indicates a stronger plume over the lower Arabian Sea...

The above Color Enhanced imagery indicates a persisting dust plume at central arabian sea. The dust plume is entering India from the Western India mainly across Maharashtra-Goa border. At the same time, a persisting low pressure over South-Western Saudi Arabia is pulling the sand from Oman,South-Eastern Saudi Arabia which is generating the visible dust plume. So the area comprising of Western India,Central India and some parts of North India shall have a continued widespread dust in the atmosphere. 


The upper air jet stream is expected to amplify and arrive over Oman region by 25th March. This upper level jet shall boost or enhance the upper air wind speed and can help in a bit clearing of the dust. More on that shall be notified later


Forecasts-


Nearly normal conditions with highly reduced suspended dust particles will return from 24th March across the middle east. At the same time parts of Saudi Arabia and Oman will get some widespread dust but improving visibility conditions from today onwards. Across Sindh, conditions shall return to normal from 24th onwards with improved visibility and very less suspended particles

Across India, slight improvement in the conditions are expected but the scenario won't change much till 24th March. The forecasted dust shall continue to maintain the levels and hence we expect the scenario to be similar.


STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES

DUST ENTERS NAGPUR,MAINTAINS INTENSITY IN INDIA

METD WEATHER
AKSHAY DEORAS
SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTER

***WIDESPREAD DUST ARRIVES IN NAGPUR*****
***VISIBILITY DIPS TO 1.5KM FROM 6KM IN JUST FEW HOURS***
***INTENSITY MAINTAINED IN MOST OF THE PART OF INDIA***


*** CONDITIONS IMPROVING FURTHER IN THE MIDDLE EAST***


***** RAW ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT THE DUST HAS SPREAD IN THE ENTIRE INDIA INCLUDING SOUTHERN INDIA******


MAJOR SCENARIO UNFURLING NOW*******

Above- Mr.Sampath Iyengar from Mumbai sends the above photos taken on 21st March 2012 from Lokhandwala area Mumbai. 

Above- I took some photos of the Dust covered streets of Nagpur,India today at around 1030PM IST. The visibility is continuously at 1.5km since early morning with " Haze" conditions..




THE HISTORIC SUPERSTORM SENT DUST WHICH HAS GRIPPED WESTERN,NORTHERN,CENTRAL INDIA ENTERED IN NAGPUR TODAY MORNING. 
THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE VISUAL OBSERVATIONS AND THE VISIBILITY PARAMETERS PRESENT AT THE AIRPORT WHICH SHOWED A SHARP DIP AS FOLLOWS-  

ABOVE-  THE WUNDERGROUND DATA OF NAGPUR AIRPORT SHOWS A DIP IN THE VISIBILITY FROM 0310AM TODAY WITH HAZE CONDITIONS. THE PRESENT VISIBILITY IS AROUND 1.5KM HERE

HOWEVER, THE CONDITIONS HERE ARE NOT AS SEVERE AS THEY WERE IN MUMABI OR OTHER AREAS TILL NOW BUT WITH THE INCREASING PERIOD, I DO EXPECT THE VISIBILITY TO DIP FURTHER IN THE AFTERNOON PERIOD

PEOPLE DRIVING VEHICLES MUST WATCH OUT FOR LOW VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL INDIA***********

DUST SPREADS IN INDIA!

AS SEEN FROM THE ABOVE VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY, THE ENTIRE INDIA ALMOST IS COVERED UNDER THE DUST. THE MORE IMPACTS ARE IN CENTRAL INDIA AND RAJASTHAN. 

NOTE- ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVITIES FROM MIDDLE EAST SHALL COME SOON AS ITS DARK THERE AROUND MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR VISIBLE IMAGERY TO APPEAR