MUSCAT: The National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre has issued a warning to the public to stay away from low-lying areas adjacent to coasts as some parts of Sea of Oman witness a rise in sea waves ahead of tropical cyclone Shaheen.
In a statement issued, the centre said: “The centre warns of the multiple dangers of not going to the sea and staying away from the low-lying areas adjacent to the coasts, as some parts of the Sea of Oman have witnessed a rise in sea waves coinciding with the approach of the tropical cyclone Shaheen.”
In the latest weather bulletin issued by the Civil Aviation Authority states: “Sea condition is expected to be very rough over the coastal areas between South Al Sharqiya to Musandam Governorates with maximum wave height ranging between 8 and 12 meters.”
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“The Center of the cyclone is about 500 km away from the Muscat Governorate and the closest convective clouds band associate,” CAA added.
