Cyclone Gonu turns into teethless low pressure

Tropical Cyclone Gonu has completely subsided into a mere low pressure system at 7 :00 am local time on Thursday, the Weather Forecast Centre announced. ''The cyclone has traveled far away from the UAE eastern parts as the movement of the depression centre were heading towards north and north eastern, the centre said, noting to the weakening of powerful winds on the Iran's southern coasts and Strait of Hormz. This, the centre added, will make a marked change in direction of winds affecting northern and eastern regions of the UAE to become northern and north westerly over the north and east parts of the country.According to the centre, these developments, will reduce the danger of wave height on the eastern coastal regions, thus curbing overflow of waves towards the coast. ''This will lead to an improvement in the weather condition,'' the centre affirmed. Winds will be SE to N reaching 15 to 25 KT over the north and east parts of the country as sea waves will remain rough in the depth off the eastern coastal areas. Wave height will be 2 to 3 meters onshore reducing remarkably to less than a meter offshore. Relatively active winds blowing on internal parts will wipe up sands and dusts which could affect visibility in some areas.There are also chances of rain on scattered areas in the north and east of the country. Source