June 11, 2008	Wednesday	Jamadi-us-Sani 06, 1429

KARACHI, June 10: The met department has advised fishermen venturing out to the sea from Sindh as well as the adjoining Makran coastal areas in Balochistan to take special care as the sea could be rough in the next two days.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Forecasting Director Akram Anjum told Dawn on Tuesday that a low pressure system in the north Arabian Sea centred about 350 kilometres south of Karachi was moving westwards and was likely to decrease in the next 48 hours.

He said that owing to the strong pressure gradient over the Arabian Sea, strong south/south-westerly winds may gust from 25 to 35 knots and cause sea conditions ranging from rough to very rough along the Sindh and adjoining Makran coast of Balochistan during the next two days.

Meanwhile, the city, which sizzled at 40°C on Tuesday, is expected to get a brief respite on Wednesday when the temperature is expected to fall by a couple of degrees, met officials said, adding that there were chances of rain/thunderstorm also.

The minimum temperature recorded on Tuesday was 30°C and humidity remained at 41 per cent.