Department of Meteorology Warns of Poor Visibility Offshore

Doha: Weather inshore until 6:00 pm on Tuesday will be hazy to misty at places at first, hot daytime and hazy at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report. Offshore, it will be misty to foggy at first and hazy at times, the report added, warning of expected poor horizontal visibility at first.

According to Qatar News Agency, winds inshore will be variable at first, shifting to Northeasterly-Southeasterly at speeds of 03-13 KT. Offshore, winds will be variable, mainly Northeasterly-Southeasterly at speeds of 02-12 KT. The sea state inshore will be 1-2 FT, while offshore will be 1-3 FT. Visibility inshore will range between 4-9 KM, reducing to 3 KM or less at places initially. Offshore visibility will also be from 4-9 KM, dropping to 1 KM or less at first.