A depression moving through the Arabian Sea is forecast to reach the Gulf of Aden by 10th / 11th November 2011. The cyclonic storm will see gusts of up to 85 kmph and very rough seas near the system centre. According to forecasts from the regional specialized meteorological centre in New Delhi, the storm is expected to weaken over the next 48 hours. Parts of Yemen, Oman and Pakistan are expected to see up to an extra 3cm of rain or snowfall in the next three days.
Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor in the northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.
Saudi Arabia also has one of the world’s youngest populations, with approximately 50 percent of its population of 34.2 million being under 25 years old.
