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Islamabad, May 25, 2018 (PPI-OT): The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (MEKUNU), intensified into an Extremely Severe Tropical Cyclone and now lies (0900 UTC) closed to southern coast of Oman, near 16. 0° N and 54.4° E, at 115 km southeast of Salalah (Oman). The MEKUNU will continue to move in N/NW direction and is likely to cross the Salalah coast during next 12 hours, as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm with maximum sustained surface wind speed of 160 – 170 km/hr gusting to 180 km/hr. The Cyclone MEKUNU is currently located at 1306 km southwest of Gwadar and 1630 km from Karachi. None of the area of Pakistan’s coast is under threat by this cyclone.
For more information, contact:
National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC)
Pakistan Meteorological Department
Headquarter Office,Sector H-8/2,
Islamabad- Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9250360
Fax: +92-51-9250368
Email: pmd@pmd.gov.pk
Website: www.pmd.gov.pk