Cyclone Gonu churns toward the Arabian Peninsula

[Brent Burns]

A cyclone expected to be the strongest storm ever recorded in the Arabian Peninsula churned toward the oil-rich Gulf on Tuesday, forcing thousands of Oman's coastal towns to flee their homes.

Powerful cyclone heads to oil-rich Gulf

[Jolly Roger]

Buy your gas today.

[CyLaxKeeper00]

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/tropi ... enter_news

[Rob Graff]

Ummm, this can't be good.

Nice screen shot CyLaxKeeper - pretty large cyclone

From Cy's link noted in the post above:

Tropical Cyclone Gonu is weakening as it churns toward the Gulf of Oman from the Arabian Sea. As of 8 a.m. EDT, Gonu's maximum sustained winds were down to 120 mph (from 160 mph yesterday).

Gonu is expected to continue weakening as it brushes by the northeast tip of Oman (Ra's al Hadd) over the next several hours. Weakening influences include slightly cooler ocean water, dry air from the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, interaction with land, and increasing vertical wind shear.

The cyclone is forecast to turn northward in the Gulf of Oman and strike the southern coast of Iran (Makran Coast) late tomorrow U. S. time. By the time it makes landfall, winds are expected to be down to 80 mph (a category one equivalent). Flash flooding will be a major threat.

Since 1945, there is no record of any type of tropical cyclone striking Iran.

[Beta]

Since 1945, there is no record of any type of tropical cyclone striking Iran.

Ahmadinejad will blame the jews for the hurricane. Seriously, he will.

[Brent Burns]

Since 1945, there is no record of any type of tropical cyclone striking Iran.

Ahmadinejad will blame the jews for the hurricane. Seriously, he will.

I would be interested to see if Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will invoke on the 12th Imam to do something about the tropical cyclone Gonu.

Anyway, here is the inner core of TC Gonu:



A blog written by Stu Ostro, metereologist, as of June 4, 2007:

http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_1 ... enter_news

[Beta]

Is there a projected path available anywhere?

[Rob Graff]

Here is a great "weather blog" - the satelite images of what Oman looks like and then the commenatary of what is possible is not encouraging.

Like with Hurricanes, the Track, and whether it goes over warm or cool water, will be crucial.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=690&tstamp=200706

[Rob Graff]

Gonu has hit the peninsula, and been weakened significantly. Watch the following real-time video

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/marti/2007_02A/webManager/displayGifsBy12hr_04.html

[Danny Hogan]

the Surf Club of Iran is reportedly stoked.

[Timbalaned]

what is the difference between a hurricane and a cyclone?

[StrykerFSU]

what is the difference between a hurricane and a cyclone?

...a couple of football championships and some NCAA violations.

Actually, a cyclone is a meteorological low pressure system that forms over the ocean. Hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms, and tropical depressions are all types of cyclones that get their names from where they form and/or how strong they are. For example, hurricanes form in the Atlantic and typhoons form in the Pacific. Storms forming in other areas, such as the Indian Ocean, are called tropical cyclones or just cyclones.

[bste_lax]

what is the difference between a hurricane and a cyclone?

...a couple of football championships and some NCAA violations.

Actually, a cyclone is a meteorological low pressure system that forms over the ocean. Hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms, and tropical depressions are all types of cyclones that get their names from where they form and/or how strong they are. For example, hurricanes form in the Atlantic and typhoons form in the Pacific. Storms forming in other areas, such as the Indian Ocean, are called tropical cyclones or just cyclones.

[LaxTV_Admin]

what is the difference between a hurricane and a cyclone?

...a couple of football championships and some NCAA violations.

Actually, a cyclone is a meteorological low pressure system that forms over the ocean. Hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms, and tropical depressions are all types of cyclones that get their names from where they form and/or how strong they are. For example, hurricanes form in the Atlantic and typhoons form in the Pacific. Storms forming in other areas, such as the Indian Ocean, are called tropical cyclones or just cyclones.

Awesome

[Timbalaned]

thanks for the info, and your joke was sweet.