Latest developments on tropical storm `Asna` and its potential impact on the Sultanate of Oman

From the Arab Weather Center - The latest satellite images and remote sensing data indicate that the tropical condition has developed this morning, Friday, into a tropical storm named Asna, a name proposed by Pakistan. The tropical system is centered northeast of the Arabian Sea at latitude 23.5 north and longitude 67.9 east. Surface wind speeds around the center are estimated at about 40 knots. It is 800 km away from the Sultanate's coast, while the accompanying clouds are about 500 km away.

The computer modeling maps at the Arab Weather Center indicate that the tropical state Asna will continue to move west-northwest towards the Sea of Oman, with the possibility that its classification will decline on Sunday to a deep tropical depression. The forecasts indicate that there will be no direct impacts on the Sultanate during the next 24 hours. The forecasts also indicate the possibility that some northern governorates will be affected between Sunday and Monday by some effects of the tropical state, with high sea waves and active winds, while rain of varying intensity is expected in some areas, God willing.

The specialists at the Arab Weather Center indicated that the numerical models are still fluctuating in the expected depth of the tropical system over the Sultanate, as some models indicate possible direct effects on the Sultanate early next week, while other models indicate its departure from the Sultanate’s atmosphere and is limited to some indirect effects as a result of its movement away from the region due to its collision with the directed winds resulting from the upper air pressure system positioned over the Arabian Peninsula.

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