Urgent | Oman Meteorology issues Report No. 6 on the developments of Cyclone Tej and warns of heavy rains

Arabia Weather - The latest weather forecasts issued by the Civil Aviation Authority, Warning No. (6), indicate the continuation of the tropical condition as a first-degree tropical cyclone, as some governorates of the Dhofar State witnessed rains of varying intensity and active winds during the past hours, and weather maps indicate the possibility of a decline in the tropical condition. It will become a tropical storm within the next 6 hours, and the center of the tropical condition will cross through Al-Mahra Governorate in the Republic of Yemen during the hours of tonight and tomorrow morning. The center is currently about 280 km away from the state of Salalah, and the wind speed around the center is estimated at 64 to 28 knots.

The coastal states of Dhofar Governorate are now witnessing rains of varying intensity, and the descent of a number of valleys and reefs. It is expected that the impact on Dhofar Governorate and the southern parts of Al Wusta Governorate will continue during the coming hours with heavy to very heavy rains of (50-300) mm, leading to the flow of valleys and reefs. Active to high-speed winds (40-70) mm will blow, and the sea will be calm, with waves on the coast of the Arabian Sea ranging between 10-5 meters, with the possibility of sea water entering low-lying coastal areas and creeks.

The concerned authorities call on fellow citizens and residents to take the utmost caution and caution, not to venture across valleys, to stay away from low-lying areas, and not to go to the sea.