In view of the above, the southwest monsoon is likely to be delayed by about a week with a margin window of 3 days. The initial progress as such may also be sluggish. Sowing operations over South Peninsula to start with, have to take a judicious call.
The Pacific Ocean will be watched closely for any such developments over next one week. Formation of such storms impede alignment of monsoon surge along the West Coast. As such, the onset of monsoon over mainland Kerala is expected to be delayed by about a week.