Cyclone Kyarr expected to weaken: Met

Muscat: The met office on Monday said cyclone Kyarr, which is still category-4, is 760 km far from the nearest point of Oman's coast and likely to get downgraded and unlikely to make landfall in Oman. The wind speed around the centre is 115-125 knots and the nearest convective cloud bands are at 640km away from the coast. The weather office said the cyclone is moving west / northwest to the Oman's coasts in the next 48 hours. The cyclone is expected to weaken gradually with a possibility to track southwest along coastal areas of Sharqiyah South,Al Wusta and Dhofar. The cyclone's centre will be 200km away from Ras Madrakah when it approaches.