PUNE: The season’s first cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea has intensified into ‘Cyclone Shakti’ on Friday, the IMD stated. Currently centred about 250km west-southwest of Gujarat’s Dwarka, the system is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday. While forecasters said it is unlikely to have a significant impact on the Indian landmass, sea conditions are expected to be rough over the weekend. As of 11.30am Friday, Cyclone Shakti lay over the northeast Arabian Sea near latitude 21.7°N and longitude 66.8°E, around 270km southwest of Naliya, 300km west of Porbandar , and 360km south of Karachi. The system was moving northwestwards at 8kmph and is expected to track west-southwest towards the central Arabian Sea, likely reaching central parts of the north and adjo

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