MUSCAT: The center of Cyclone Shaheen is about 330 km away from Muscat Governorate and 250 km away from Ras Al Hadd, an official from Oman Meteorology said on Saturday.
Abdullah bin Abdul Rashid Al Balushi, a meteorologist at Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the indirect effects of Cyclone Shaheen will start from Saturday evening from the coastal areas of the South Al Sharqiah to the Governorate of Muscat.
“The tropical cyclone is moving northwest near the coast of the Sea of Oman, and a wave has been recorded since this morning on the coasts overlooking between Masirah and Sur and from Sur to Muscat, and its height reaches about two and a half meters at the present time and is expected to rise in the coming hours,” Al Balushi said.
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According to Al Balushi, the eye of the cyclone is “completely irregular” and reaches a diameter of about 70 km.
“The cyclone is expected to enter the Sea of Oman and then to the coasts of the Sultanate, and the right part of the path will be exposed to high winds and rain,” he added.
