GLOBAL MARITIME 151630 IST
DATE/TIME OF ISSUE: 15-11-2026/1100 UTC
GMDSS BULLETIN NO-03 151100
ISSUED BY: INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI
HIGH SEA FORECAST FOR MET. AREA VIII (N)
AREA OF COVERAGE: AREA OF THE INDIAN OCEAN ENCLOSED BY LINES FROM THE
INDO-
PAKISTAN FRONTIER AT 23O45\U2019N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 6 DEG E, THECE
TO CAPE
GARDAFUI; THE EAST AFRICAN COAST SOUTH TO THE EQUATOR, THENCE TO 95
DEG E, TO
6 DEG N, THENCE NORTH EASTWARDS TO MYANMAR/THAIL FRONTIER IN 10 DEG N
98 DEG
30\U2019E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.
VALID FROM 11 UTC OF 15 TH NOVEMBER 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 17 TH NOVEMBER
2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0600 UTC:
SUB: DEPRESSION OVER SOUTHEAST & ADJOINING SOUTHWEST BAY OF
BENGAL
[PRE CYCLONE WATCH FOR ANDHRA PRADESH & ADJOINING SOUTH ODISHA
COASTS].
THE DEPRESSION OVER SOUTHEAST & ADJOINING SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL
MOVED NORTH-
NORTHWESTWARDS WITH THE SPEED OF 15 KMPH DURING PAST 06 HOURS AND LAY
CENTERED AT
0600 UTC OF TODAY, THE 15 TH NOVEMBER, 2026 OVER THE SAME REGION,
NEAR LATITUDE 9.8ON AND
LONGITUDE 86.8OE, ABOUT 620 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF TRINCOMALEE (SRI
LANKA), 680KM WEST-
SOUTHWEST OF SRI VIJAYA PURAM (ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS), 800 KM
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
CHENNAI (TAMIL NADU), 960 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF VISAKHAPATNAM (ANDHRA
PRADESH) AND
1070 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GOPALPUR (ODISHA).
IT IS VERY LIKELY TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS, INTENSIFY FURTHER
INTO A CYCLONIC STORM
OVER THE CENTRAL PARTS OF SOUTH & ADJOINING WESTCENTRAL BAY OF
BENGAL ON 16TH
NOVEMBER AND INTO A SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM OVER WESTCENTRAL BAY OF
BENGAL ON 17 TH
NOVEMBER, 2026. THEREAFTER, IT IS LIKELY TO INTENSIFY FURTHER AND
MOVE NORTHWESTWARDS
TOWARDS ANDHRA PRADESH COAST DURING SUBSEQUENT 2 DAYS.
FORECAST LOCATION AND INTENSITY ARE GIVEN IN FOLLOWING TABLE:
DATE/TIME
(UTC)
POSITION
(LAT. 0 N/ LONG. 0 E)
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE
WIND SPEED (KMPH)
CATEGORY OF CYCLONIC
DISTURBANCE
15.11.26/0600 9.8/86.8 45-55 GUSTING TO 65 DEPRESSION
15.11.26/1800 10.3/86.7 55-65 GUSTING TO 75 DEEP DEPRESSION
16.11.26/0600 11.0/86.6 60-70 GUSTING TO 80 CYCLONIC STORM
16.11.26/1800 11.7 /86.4 75-85 GUSTING TO 95 CYCLONIC STORM
17.11.26/0600 12.4/86.2 90-100 GUSTING TO 110 SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
17.11.26/1800 13.3/86.0 95-105 GUSTING TO 115 SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
18.11.26/0600 14.1/85.6 105-115 GUSTING TO 125 SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM
18.11.26/1800 15.1/85.2 115-125 GUSTING TO 135 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC
STORM
19.11.26/0600 16.2/84.7 120-130 GUSTING TO 145 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC
STORM
PART-III AREA FORECAST:
AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 11 UTC OF 15 TH NOV 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 16
TH NOV 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 70 DEG E: NE/N-LY 10/20 KTS BEC
NW/W-LY 05/15 KTS
TO THE S OF 6 DEG N.
2) REST AREA: NW/W-LY 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: POOR.
2) REST AREA: MODERATE.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 16 TH NOV 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 17
TH NOV 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 68 DEG E: NE/N-LY 10/15 KTS BEC
NW -LY 05/10 KTS
TO THE S OF 5 DEG N.
2) REST AREA: NW/N-LY 05/10 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 17 DEG N: SCATTERED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 17 DEG N: MODERATE.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A2-ARABIAN SEA: -23 DEG 45 MIN N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 63 DEG E TO
CAPE GARDAFUI
TO N OF 10 DEG N. 55.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 11 UTC OF 15 TH NOV 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 16
TH NOV 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 18 DEG N: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10
KTS.
2) REST AREA: NE/N-LY 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 13 DEG N: ISOLATED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 13 DEG N: GOOD.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 16 TH NOV 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 17
TH NOV 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 15 DEG N: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10
KTS.
2) REST AREA: NE/N-LY 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.
BOB A3-BAY OF BENGAL: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N BETWEEN E OF 80 DEG E WEST
OF 10
DEG N/98 DEG 30 MIN E TO 6 DEG N/95 DEG E THENCE S-WARDS TO EQUATOR.
BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 11 UTC OF 15 TH NOV 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 16
TH NOV 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 20/30 KTS
AT 86.8 DEG E
AND 9.8 DEG N.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 4.0-6.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 16 TH NOV 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 17
TH NOV 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 5 DEG N: NW-LY 10/20 KTS BEC
SW/S-LY 10/25 KTS TO
THE E OF 86 DEG E.
2) REST AREA: SW-LY 10/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-3.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 11 UTC OF 15 TH NOV 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 16
TH NOV 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE/N-LY 10/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 20/30 KTS
AT 86.8 DEG E
AND 9.8 DEG N.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 4.0-6.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 18 DEG N: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 18 DEG N: VERY POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 16 TH NOV 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 17
TH NOV 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: CYCLONIC 30/40 KTS AT 86.4 DEG E AND
11.7 DEG N.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 6.0-9.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 19 DEG N: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 19 DEG N: VERY POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ADVISORY: PLEASE BE AWARE. WIND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND
GUSTS
CAN BE 40 PER CENT STRONGER THAN THE FORECAST. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT
CAN BE
TWICE THE FORECAST WAVE HEIGHT.
NEXT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 15/1700 UTC.=