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Old June 4th 10, 10:37 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Alastair Alastair is offline
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Default Severe Cyclone "Phet" ... close to Oman

On Jun 4, 5:18*pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:
On Jun 4, 9:01*am, "Martin Rowley"



wrote:
"Keith (Southend)G" wrote ...


Thank you Martin for pointing this one out.


... having spent a 'pleasant'(!) year on Masirah over 35 years ago, I
tend to notice these things :-)


http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/as...kistan.cyclone...


Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N * Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023


Unfortunately, Masirah Island, Sur, Ras Al Hadd & Qalhat have all
stopped reporting since 9am, however, the capital, Muscat, nearby
airport has had 66.6mm of rain in the last 24 hours.

15 gmt
Qaboos Port 81.8mm
Joba 55.6mm
Samail 54.2mm
Ibra 25.0mm
Bahla 10.0mm
Nizwa 5.8mm
Yaaloni 3.0mm
Duqm 2.6mm

Apologies if I appear to repeat myself a bit here, but this stuff
keeps me going through thick & thin.

Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"


Cornwall is helping out
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...l/10223281.stm
And Pakistan is getting prepared
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37510133/ns/weather/

Cheers, Alastair.