Tropical Development Still Possible near India
A weak monsoon low continues to crawl northward along the western coast of India.
Daily rainfall totals over the next few days will exceed 3 inches in many areas and could be locally 5 inches per day as this low sends tropical moisture northeastward. Some areas could get 12 inches or more rain from Monday through Wednesday. Widespread, heavy rainfall will affect the cities of Goa and Mumbai.
The monsoon low will track over very warm water, and with relative light winds aloft, could still develop into a weak tropical cyclone over the next few days.
Landfall of this tropical system is expected during the Tuesday through Thursday time period, and could impact coastal locations from Mumbai, India, to perhaps as far north as Karachi, Pakistan.
This most recent tropical development could be the fourth named system of the tropical season in the Indian Ocean.
The region continues to clean up from last week's Tropical Cyclone Phet, which inundated the region with heavy rain of over a foot and killed several people in Oman, northwestern India and southern Pakistan. Thousands of people are still displaced from their homes.
This low pressure system is good news for India, which relies on monsoon rainfall for agriculture and irrigation.
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