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Qatar weather bureau warns strong wind and high seas

Published: 26 Apr 2017 - 08:54 am | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 04:04 pm
Picture clicked on April 21, 2017. Kammutty VP / The Peninsula

Picture clicked on April 21, 2017. Kammutty VP / The Peninsula

QNA

Weather forecast for Qatar valid until 6pm Wednesday inshore will be hot daytime with slight dust at places and some clouds, offshore it will be slight dust with some clouds.

The Department of Meteorology warned of expected strong wind and high seas to the north offshore.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly to northeasterly 05 to 15 knot, reaching 20 knot at places at times by afternoon, offshore will be northwesterly 05 to 15/18 knot at places, reaching 24 knot at north at times.

Visibility will be 4 to 8 kilometer. The sea state inshore will be between one to three feet, reaches to four feet at places at times, offshore will be two to four or five feet at places, reaches seven feet at north at times.