In pictures: UAE residents experience windy weekend out

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  Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 11, 2013: A man walks past a section of the JBR beach that had flooded near the Ritz Carleton Hotel in the Marina area of Dubai on January 11, 2013. Christopher Pike / The National

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  Men move a carpet past a section of the JBR beach that had flooded near the Ritz Carleton Hotel in the Marina area of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National

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  People walk along the JBR beach during high winds in Dubai on January 11, 2013. Christopher Pike / The National

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  Winds of 76kph were recorded out at sea with waves reaching 4.5 metres, sending water and debris 50 metres up the tourist beach in Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National

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  A section of the beach flooded near the Hilton Hotel along the JBR beach in the Marina area of Dubai on January 11, 2013. Christopher Pike/The National

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  A surfer riding the waves along the JBR beach in Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National

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  Beach-goers shunning the high tide along the UAE coast. Satish Kumar/The National