Muscat: Oman’s Met Office on Friday said, as per the latest satellite images and analyzes of the National Center for Early Warning, formation of a depression in the Arabian Sea which might turn into a tropical depression as it moves towards the coasts of the Sea of Oman during the next two days. The weather condition is expected to bring more rains across Oman.
“The low pressure is currently at the northeast of the Arabian Sea and centered near the Indian coasts (Gujarat) with wind speed estimated around the center at less than 17 knots. Forecasts indicate the possibility of its development during this night and tomorrow morning into a tropical depression as it moves towards the west towards the coasts of the Sea of Oman during the next two days,” the agency said in a weather report.
The effects of the tropical depression are likely to begin gradually from Sunday morning, July 17 and will continue for several days.
Saturday July 16
Spread of medium and high clouds over most of the regions of the Sultanate of Oman, with chances of scattered rain over the Al Hajar Mountains and adjacent areas.
The sea is calm with waves on the shores of the Sea of Oman and reaches a maximum height of a meter and a quarter of a meter, and rough waves on the shores of the Arabian Sea reaching maximum height of four meters.
Sunday July 17
The beginning of the impact of the depression on the atmosphere of the Sultanate of Oman with the entry of convective rain clouds on the governorates of South Al Sharqiyah and North Al Sharqiyah; south of Muscat governorate and in parts of Al Wusta governorate; with rainfall of varying intensity.
Monday July 18
The impact of the tropical depression extends to the governorates of Muscat, North Al Sharqiyah, South Al Sharqiyah, Al Wusta, Al Dakhiliyah, and South Al Batinah and North Al Batinah, Al Buraimi, Al Dhahirah and Musandam with rainfall of varying intensity.
The Civil Aviation Authority urged everyone to take precautions and not to risk crossing wadis and exercise caution while going to sea during this period.
Expected effect
- Rainfall of varying intensity, causing wadis to overflow
- Wind gusts ranging from 15 to 70 knots (71 km/h / 01 km/h).
- Reduced horizontal visibility during thunderstorms.
- The sea will be rough with waves on the coasts of the Sea of Oman and the Arabian Sea, with a maximum height of four meters.
- Chances of sea water spilling over some low-lying coastal parts.
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