Severe Cyclonic Storm Shaheen over northwest Arabian Sea and adjoining Gulf of Oman

Mumbai, 2nd October 2021: The Severe Cyclonic Storm Shaheen over northwest Arabian Sea moved west-northwestwards with a speed of about 19 kmph, during past 6 hours, lay centred at 5.30 pm today over northwest Arabian Sea and adjoining Gulf of Oman, near latitude 24.5°N and longitude 60.7°E, about 890 km west-northwest of Devbhoomi Dwarka (Gujarat), 90 km nearly to the south of Chabahar Port (Iran) and 250 km east-northeast of Muscat (Oman).

It is very likely to move west-northwestwards skirting Makran coast during next 12 hours. Thereafter, it is likely to re-curve west-southwestwards, move towards Oman coast across Gulf of Oman and weaken gradually. It is very likely to cross Oman coast between Long.56°E & 58°E, around 57°E, during early hours of 4th October 2021, as a Cyclonic Storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 80 -90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph.

The system is moving away from the Indian coast.