Hurrican -Please be warned! There is a hoax

Dracula
By Dracula

Subject: Hurrican coming from the Indian Ocean: ITS A HOAX!!!
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:12:39 +0300
From: [email protected]

UAE Hurricane Hoax - Hurricane coming from the Indian Ocean hit the island within the Arabic Tuesday evening
Published by Dubai Expat June 16th, 2008 in News.

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Please be warned! There is a hoax / false email being circulated warning of a Hurricane and possible thunderstorms this weekend in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and most parts of the UAE. Do not take it seriously!!! IT IS A HOAX. Please check weather.com or any popular site for the actual weather forecast and avoid circulating the email.

This is what the email looks like:
Hurricane coming from the Indian Ocean hit the island within the Arabic Tuesday evening (and God knows)
Riyadh:-
The U.S. Navy expected the arrival of the hurricane to the Sultanate of Oman and then to the Saudi capital Riyadh where it will be at it’s most power. The anticipated Hurricane will be directed towards the Arabian Peninsula until it reaches Riyadh and the eastern region, and expectations that the ratio of rain to hit Riyadh 70 mm especially south of it, God willing. On the other hand, warned meteorology person Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Awad that there is a hurricane coming from the Indian Ocean approaching from the Arab Gulf states including Saudi Arabia. He added in his statement to “Al-Riyadh news letter:” There are three possibilities for the path of the hurricane around the Kingdom in the way to the North between the Riyadh region and among eastern region, and second bath to be derailed over the waters of the Arabian Gulf and the deepening Ras Tanura until after the strike many of the Areas bordering the waters of the Arabian Gulf from the West, the third possibility to bea! t the Sultanate of Oman and then go strongly to the UAE and south-west Pakistan.
According to the forecasts site (Weather), which is one of the most powerful positions in the weather news in the world:
DUBAI: Heavy rains with strong winds may be accompanied by thunderstorms and hail on Friday and Saturday.
Abu Dhabi: Heavy rains with strong winds may be accompanied by thunderstorms and hail on Friday.
Doha: Heavy rains with strong winds may be accompanied by thunderstorms and hail on Friday and Saturday ..
Manama: Heavy rains with strong winds may be accompanied by thunderstorms and hail on Saturday.

إعصار قادم من ال محيط الهندي يصل الجزير ة العربية في حدود مساء الثلاثاء (والله اعلم)
الرياض - سبق:
توقع موقع البحرية الأمريكية وصول الإعصار إلى دولة عمان ومن ثم الى العاصمة السعودية الرياض وهو في أشد قوته . الإعصار المرتقب سيتجه نحو الجزيرة العربية حتى يصل الرياض والمنطقة الشرقية ، وتوقعات أن يصل نسبة الأمطار على الرياض 70 ملم خاصة الجنوب منه بإذن الله . ومن جهة أخرى نبه الراصد الجوي خالد بن محمد العوض أن هناك اعصارا قادما من المحيط الهندي يقترب من دول الخليج العربي ومنها المملكة. واضاف في حديثه لجريدة “الرياض”: هناك ثلاثة احتمالات لمسار الاعصار نحو المملكة وبمشيئة الله تعالى أولها ان يشق طريقه الى الشمال ناحية منطقة الرياض وما بينها والمنطقة الشرقية، والثاني ان يكون مساره فوق مياه الخليج العربي ويزداد عمقاً حتى رأس تنورة بعد ان يضرب العديد من المناطق المطلة على مياه الخليج العربي من جهة الغرب ، والاحتمال الثالث ان يضرب مناطق سلطنة عمان ومن ثم يتوجه بقوة الى دولة الامارات وجنوب غرب باكستان ، وبين ال
وحسب توقعات موقع ( Weather ) والذي يعتبر من اقوى المواقع في اخبار الطقس في العالم :
دبي : أمطار غزيرة مع رياح شديدة قد تكون مصحوبة بالرعد والبرد يومي الجمعة والسبت .
أبو ظبي : أمطار غزيرة مع رياح شديدة قد تكون مصحوبة بالرعد والبرد يوم الجمعة .
الدوحة : أمطار غزيرة مع رياح شديدة قد تكون مصحوبة بالرعد والبرد يومي الجمعة والسبت ..
المنامة : أمطار غزيرة مع رياح شديدة قد تكون مصحوبة بالرعد والبرد يوم السبت .

[mod note: Posted and discussed lots already this week. Please search before posting.]

By Winn• 18 Jun 2008 14:40
Winn

Also chk this out. Its a warning which went out in Oct 2007. Only differance is the names :-p

http://www.jamiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=14406

Looks like even the hoax mongers use standard formats!! :-p

Somebody told me, "You are what you eat".Now I know why I'm nuts!!

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