GMDSS BULLETIN I 220900
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 09 UTC OF 22 ND APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24 TH APRIL 2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC: SEASONAL WEATHER.
PART-III AREA FORECAST:
AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 22 ND APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 23
RD APRIL 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 70 DEG E: E/SE-LY 05/10 KTS BEC
E/NE-LY 05/10 KTS
TO THE W OF 60 DEG E.
2) REST AREA: S/SW-LY 05/10 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) W OF 66 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) W OF 66 DEG E: POOR.
2) REST AREA: MODERATE.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 23 RD APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24
TH APRIL 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 68 DEG E: NE/E-LY 05/10 KTS.
2) REST AREA: W/NW-LY 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.
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 09 UTC OF 22 ND APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 23
RD APRIL 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: NW/N-LY 10/15 KTS.
2) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: FAIR
IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 23 RD APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24
TH APRIL 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: NW/N-LY 05/15 KTS.
2) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 74 DEG E TO THE S OF 12 DEG N: SCATTERED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 74 DEG E TO THE S OF 12 DEG N: MODERATE.
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 09 UTC OF 22 ND APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 23
RD APRIL 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 90 DEG E: SW/S-LY 05/10 KTS.
2) REST AREA: SW/S-LY 05/10 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) W OF 86 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) W OF 86 DEG E: POOR.
2) REST AREA: MODERATE.
BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 23 RD APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24
TH APRIL 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 5 DEG N: E/NE-LY 05/10 KTS BEC
SE/S-LY 05/15 KTS TO
THE W OF 88 DEG E.
2) REST AREA NE/N-LY 05/10 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: POOR.
BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 22 ND APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 23
RD APRIL 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 86 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10
KTS.
2) REST AREA: S/SW-LY 10/20 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 23 RD APRIL 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24
TH APRIL 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 88 DEG E: S/SW-LY 10/15 KTS.
2) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 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 22/1700 UTC.=