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In its noon update, the Oman Meteorology Department has warned of waves reaching heights of nearly 33 feet and wind speeds accelerating to 170kmph as Cyclone Chapala hits Yemen’s Socotra Island.
Oman is also bearing the brunt of the storm with waves reaching 23 feet high, while rainfall is expected to exceed 20mm in the governorate of Dhofar.
In a series of tweets on its official Twitter account, the Oman met office stated: “The sea state over Socotra Island is very rough with maximum wave height of 10m (33 feet).
“The weather forecast over the Republic of Yemen for Socotra Island is heavy thunder showers, which may exceed 500mm with very strong wind up to 170 kmph.”
It continued: “Al Mahra governorate of Oman could see potentially heavy rain in the evening (Sunday), with rainfall exceeding 70mm and wind speed reaching 70kmph.”
The Hadramaut governorate could see maximum wave height of seven metres or 23 feet.
Courtesy of emirates247.com
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