Fishing barred off the Kerala, Karnataka and Lakshadweep coasts on two days as winds are expected to touch 55 kilometres an hour

20 October 2026

The Kerala Information and Public Relations Department issued a fishermen's vigilance advisory on October 20, as press release PNX 4394/2026, carrying the Central Weather Department's warning. Fishing is prohibited along the Kerala, Karnataka and Lakshadweep coasts on October 22 and 23, when winds of 35 to 45 kilometres an hour, at times rising to 55 kilometres an hour, are expected. Over the southwest Arabian Sea on October 20 and 21, winds of 40 to 50 kilometres an hour, at times rising to 60 kilometres an hour, are expected. In the Andaman Sea area, people are asked not to go fishing on October 23 and 24, when winds of 35 to 45 kilometres an hour, at times rising to 55 kilometres an hour, are expected.