Department of Meteorology Warns of Strong Wind, High Sea

Doha: Weather inshore tonight until 6:00 pm on Wednesday will see moderate temperature daytime and slight dust at times, relatively cold by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be fine, the report added, warning of expected strong wind and high sea till evening.

According to Qatar News Agency, wind inshore will be northwesterly at a speed of 8 – 18 KT, gusting 27 KT at places at times. Offshore, it will be northwesterly at a speed of 18 – 25 KT, gusting to 30 KT at times, decreasing to 8 – 18 KT by evening.

Sea state inshore will be 2 – 4 ft, falling 1 – 3 ft by evening. Offshore, it will be 5 – 8 ft / 10 ft, falling to 3 – 5 ft by evening. Visibility inshore and offshore will be 5 – 10 km.