Arabian Sea tropical cyclone Ashobaa will intensify even more before hitting the coast of northern Oman on June 12, 2015. It will weaken into a low after that and bringing heavy rains to United Arab Emirates on June 13, 2015.
The IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) has just christened the cyclone as Ashobaa and predicted that it will intensify further in the next 36 hours.
The entire coast of northern Oman will be affected from June 12, 2015. Strong winds and rainfall will start in Muscat from early morning.
The worst affected provinces will be Masqat, Al Batinah and northern Az Zahirah.
Though cyclone Ashobaa will have sustained winds of 140 kph, gusts up to 180 kph, on June 12, Muscat will get off relatively lightly as only the fringes of the storm will touch it.
The cyclone will make landfall in Al Batinah province. Hence most of the rains will fall there.
But there are still five days to go and this storm may change course. In that case Muscat will suffer a direct hit.
Though cyclone Ashobaa will have sustained winds of 140 kph, gusts up to 180 kph, on June 12, Muscat will get off relatively lightly as only the fringes of the storm will touch it.
The cyclone will make landfall in Al Batinah province. Hence most of the rains will fall there.
But there are still five days to go and this storm may change course. In that case Muscat will suffer a direct hit.
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| THIS IS THE TRACK FORECAST FOR CYCLONE ASHOBAA. THE WIND SPEEDS ARE IN KNOTS. |
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| ALL FORECAST MODELS AGREE THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE ASHOBAA WILL MAKE LANDFALL INTO NORTHERN OMAN ON JUNE 12-13, 2015 |
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