The only thing that will impact this storm will likely be dry air that's over the Arabian deserts, which will get sucked into the storm as it approaches the Oman coast tomorrow. Some meteorologists are speculating a Cat 2 or Cat 3 landfall intensity, which is unprecedented for the Arabian Peninsula. Some discussion is available
at StormVista on the storm, including a really great set of satellite shots.
From your link:
“We looked back through the past 30 years of reliable data, and could not find one single instance of a hurricane hitting that region. A couple of Tropical Storms steered well southwest and northeast of that region, but never directly impacted the Gulf of Oman. So this appears to be a historic event.”
