Department of Meteorology Warns of Strong Wind and High Sea at North

Doha: Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Thursday will be hot to very hot daytime, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be fine weather, the report added, warning of strong wind and high sea at North.

According to Qatar News Agency, winds inshore will be mainly Northwesterly-Northeasterly 05-15 KT, gusting to 22 KT during the daytime. Offshore, winds will be Northwesterly 7-17 KT, gusting to 24 KT at times at North. The sea state inshore will be 1-3 FT, rising to 5 FT at times at North, while offshore conditions will be 2-4 FT, rising to 8 FT at times at North.

Visibility inshore and offshore is expected to range from 05 to 09 kilometers, providing relatively clear conditions for navigation despite the strong winds and high seas at North.