ABU DHABI 18 November 2018: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has warned sea-vessels in the offshore Oman Sea against the fresh northwesterly winds with speed 25 to 40 Km/h.
In a statement, the centre said that that rough waves will be between 4 to 6 reaching 7 feet until 1 pm today afternoon.
Tropical depression will have no effect on UAE
NCM, has issued a statement to Wam informing the public that the tropical depression formed in the Bay of Bengal and moving toward the southeast of Arabian Sea shall not affect the UAE.
According to the centre, the tropical depression began moving yesterday morning from Southern India towards the southeast of the Arabian Sea. “It is located at a latitude of 9.8 degrees North and longitude 73.7 degrees East, and moving Westward at speed 18 km/hr, with wind speeds around the centre ranging from 55 to 65 km/hr accompanied with rainy clouds,” the NCM added.
The centre advised that it is closely monitoring the situation on the hour and will provide updates accordingly. It urged members of the public to follow up with reports issued by NCM and ignoring rumours dispersed via social networking sites.