UAE Weather TS Formation 31 May 2010

1. Issued 31st May 2010
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UAE Weather Update
Source: Info. accumulated from several online weather sites www.dubai-travel-uae-guide.com
Tropical Cyclone Formation
Arabian Sea – North Indian Ocean
As of 31st May 2010
Tropical Disturbance: 94A.INVEST
Summary:
As we mentioned earlier, Tropical Cyclone season already here and it seems this year North Indian Ocean
which is very rare to happen major TC, is getting busy again with formation of new possible tropical cyclone.
The next possible TC name will be “PHET” contributor country is Thailand.
Seven countries contribute names of TC in this area, namely:
Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Last TC name “Bandu” near Yemen coast came from Sri Lanka and TC name “Laila” came from Pakistan.
The contributor of the name “GONU” – June 2007, the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea,
was from Maldives.
NOTE:
Currently there is no any TC warning in place for any country, just for info only.

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Current Tropical Cyclones - Indian Ocean
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Somali
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Current Tropical Cyclones – Norhth Indian Ocean
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Tropical Disturbance: 94A.INVEST
31st May 2010: REMARKS: THE AREA OF
CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
14.4N 64.2E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 14.9N
64.1E, APPROXIMATELY 545 NM WEST-
SOUTHWEST OF MUMBAI, INDIA. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL AND INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOW CONTINUED CONSOLIDATION
OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER
(LLCC) WITH INCREASED DEEP CONVECTION
BUILDING IN THE VICINITY OF THE LLCC. UPPER
LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES AN ANTI- CYCLONE
LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA
IS PROVIDING FAVORABLE EQUATORWARD
OUTFLOW AND CREATING A MODERATE
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ENVI- RONMENT FOR
THE LLCC. SURFACE CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE WITH SEA SUR- FACE
TEMPERATURES AROUND 31 CELSIUS BASED
ON RECENT BUOY AND SHIP OBSERVATIONS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. THIS IS
SUPPORTED BY A 310507Z ASCAT
SCATTEROMETRY IMAGE AND A SHIP
OBSERVATION JUST TO THE WEST OF THE
LLCC. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1005 MB. BASED ON
BUILDING DEEP CONVECTION AND FAVORABLE
SURFACE CONDITIONS, THE POTENTIAL FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT
TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS IS UPGRADED TO GOOD. .
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Image Source: Tropicalstormrisk

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Current Tropical Cyclones – Norhth Indian Ocean
PAKISTAN
UAE
SAUDI
ARABIA OMAN
INDIA
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Path of Tropical Cyclone “GONU” - 2007
END
7th June 2007
START
30th May,2007
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Photo: Hassan Al Jabri
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Note: Weather predictions are made possible using the best technology available today, but still un-expected “freak weather” sometimes may occur which happen very
rare. So be ready and do not blame the weather man.
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