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The Oman Sea and its neighboring countries’ (Iran and Oman) coastlines are subject to tropical cyclone influence on an infrequent basis; however, these cyclones can generate extremely large sea states. In general, cyclones generated in the Arabian Sea tend to travel either due west toward Oman or recurve north to strike Pakistan or India. They rarely enter the Oman Sea. Recently, in early June 2007, cyclone Gonu entered the Oman Sea and large waves were experienced along the Iranian and Omani coastlines. This cyclone had an unusual path, traveling much further west and north than the typical cyclone. Significant wave heights in excess of 4 m were measured at Chabahar located on the south coast of Iran bordering the Oman Sea.
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Dibajnia, M., Soltanpour, M., Nairn, R., Allahyar, M. (2010). Cyclone Gonu: The Most Intense Tropical Cyclone on Record in the Arabian Sea. In: Charabi, Y. (eds) Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones and Climate Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3109-9_19
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