Hyderabad, May 3 (Reporter) Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on Friday warned that there is the possibility of swell surges and rough sea conditions associated with the effect of high period swell waves that are approaching from distant southern Indian Ocean. These long-period swells combined with high tide conditions can cause coastal flooding in the low-lying areas of Lakshadweep, Kerala, South Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha, and West Bengal coasts during May 4 -5,2024, an INCOIS release said. The low-lying coastal areas are particularly vulnerable, it said. The event started at around 10,000 km away from the Indian coast on April 26, 2024, in the southern Atlantic Ocean (15E and 60S) and slowly moved towards the southern Indian Ocean (Rs35-55E; 60-50S) around April 28, 2024, the Centre, which provides forecasts on the state of the ocean during extreme weather conditions, said in a release here. This caused the high energy swell propagation (Rs24 s) towards the Indian coastal regions which is expected to hit the southern tip of India in the early hours (02:30 AM) on Saturday. Fishermen and the coastal population are alerted to be cautious about the possible surging of waves (gushing of seawater) intermittently in the nearshore/beach region, particularly in the low-lying areas. Small vessels not to ply near shore and boats may be anchored at a fair distance from each other, to avoid collision and damage. Total suspension of operational/recreational activities at beach/nearshore regions during May 4-5, 2024, the release added...////...