GLOBAL MARITIME 172230 IST
DATE/TIME OF ISSUE: 17-05-2026/1700 UTC
GMDSS BULLETIN II 171800
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 E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.
VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 17 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19 TH MAY 2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1200 UTC:
THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER COMORIN AREA &
NEIGHBOURHOOD AT 3.1 KM
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTS.
PART-III AREA FORECAST:
AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 17 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 18
TH MAY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: SW/W-LY 10/25 KTS.
2) REST AREA: W/NW-LY 10/15 KTS BEC SW-LY 10/20 KTS
TO THE E OF 70 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 18 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19
TH MAY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: SW-LY 10/25 KTS.
2) REST AREA: W/NW-LY 05/10 KTS BEC W/SW-LY 10/20 KTS
TO THE E OF 70 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
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 18 UTC OF 17 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 18
TH MAY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 10/20 KTS BEC W/NW-LY 10/20 KTS
TO THE E OF 65 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 15 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 15 DEG N: POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 18 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19
TH MAY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS BEC NW-LY 10/20 KTS
TO THE E OF 68 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 15 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 15 DEG N: POOR.
2) REST AREA: 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 18 UTC OF 17 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 18
TH MAY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 5 DEG N: SW/W-LY 15/20 KTS BEC
W/NW-LY 10/20 KTS
TO THE E OF 95 DEG E.
2) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: POOR.
BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 18 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19
TH MAY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS BEC W/NW-LY 10/20 KTS
TO THE E OF 90
DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 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 18 UTC OF 17 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 18
TH MAY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/20 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 17 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 17 DEG N: POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 18 TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19
TH MAY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/20 KTS BEC W/NW-LY 15/20 KTS
TO THE E OF 90 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 19 DEG N: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.
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 18/0800 UTC.=