The Arabian Sea is hit by a cyclone, 550 kilometers southwest of port city of Karachi, which is moving towards the Sultanate of Oman, but no Pakistani coastal area is under threat, Pakistan's Meteorological Department said Tuesday. It forecast that the cyclone would be heading towards this direction in the next 12 hours. However, there will be heavy downpour in the coastal areas of Pakistani provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. Authorities asked the fishermen of the Sindh province to stay away from the deep sea.