Just as Cyclone Phet decided to lower its rage to a Category 2 Tropical Storm from the horrfic Category 4 Cyclone it was two days ago, the rains and wind have started to kick in Oman’s Capital ...

Muscat was to the east of the latest storm path forecast on Thursday. Phet was due to hit Masirah as a Category 3 cyclone but would weaken to Category 2 before hitting Oman's mainland.

Tropical Cyclone Phet hit the coast of the Gulf state of Oman on Thursday, but weakened from an ominous Category 4 storm down to a Category 2, leaving oil and liquefied natural gas production ...

Only Category 5 Cyclone Gonu of 2007, which devastated Oman, was a stronger Arabian Sea cyclone. Phet is over very warm waters of 30 - 31°C, and is under moderate wind shear of 10 - 20 knots.

At 0900 UTC (9 p.m. local time/Pakistan), Tropical Cyclone Phet had maximum sustained winds near 110 knots (126 mph) with gusts to 135 knots (155 mph).

Phet was located about 550 miles south-southwest of Karachi, Pakistan, near 16.8 North and 62.2 East. Phet is moving to the northwest near 6 knots (7 mph).

Phet was located about 550 miles south-southwest of Karachi, Pakistan, near 16.8 North and 62.2 East. Phet is moving to the northwest near 6 knots (7 mph).

Phet was a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, with sustained winds of over 130 mph. It was expected to become a Category 5 storm, the most powerful with winds of over 156 mph, in the next 24 hours.

MUSCAT, Jun 06, 2010 (AFP) - Life began to slowly return to normal in Oman on Sunday as the death toll of Cyclone Phet rose to 16 killed in the sultanate, officials said. Public and private sector ...