GMDSS BULLETIN NO-07 231000
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 10 UTC OF 23 RD SEPTEMBER 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25 TH
SEPTEMBER 2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0600 UTC:
SUB: DEEP DEPRESSION OVER WESTCENTRAL & ADJOINING NORTHWEST BAY
OF BENGAL
THE DEEP DEPRESSION OVER WESTCENTRAL & ADJOINING NORTHWEST BAY OF
BENGAL,
MOVED WESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 05 KMPH DURING PAST 06 HOURS, AND LAY
CENTRED
AT 0600 UTC OF TODAY, THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER 2026, OVER THE SAME
REGION NEAR
LATITUDE 18.0 DEG N AND LONGITUDE 84.4 DEG E, ABOUT 50 KM SOUTHEAST
OF
KALINGAPATNAM (ANDHRA PRADESH), 120 KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF
VISAKHAPATNAM
(ANDHRA PRADESH), 150 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GOPALPUR (ODISHA) AND 250
KM
SOUTHWEST OF PURI (ODISHA).
IT IS VERY LIKELY TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS, AND CROSS NORTH ANDHRA
PRADESH - SOUTH ODISHA COASTS BETWEEN VISHAKHAPATNAM & GOPALPUR,
CLOSE TO
KALINGAPATNAM AS A DEEP DEPRESSION BY NIGHT OF 23 RD SEPTEMBER 2026.
PART-III AREA FORECAST:
AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 10 UTC OF 23 RD SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24
TH SEP 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: SW-LY 10/20 KTS.
2) E OF 60 DEG E TO THE N OF 5 DEG N: NW/W-LY 10/15 KTS
BEC W/SW-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 75 DEG E.
3) REST AREA: SW/S-LY 10/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 60 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 60 DEG E: POOR.
2) REST AREA: MODERATE.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 24 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25
TH SEP 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: SW/S-LY 10/20 KTS.
2) E OF 60 DEG E TO THE N OF 5 DEG N: NW/W-LY 10/15 KTS
BEC W/SW-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 74 DEG E.
3) REST AREA: S/SW-LY 10/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 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 10 UTC OF 23 RD SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24
TH SEP 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 05/15 KTS BEC W/NW-LY 10/15 KTS
TO THE E OF 61 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 56 DEG E TO THE S OF 20 DEG N: SCATTERED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 56 DEG E TO THE S OF 20 DEG N: MODERATE.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 24 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25
TH SEP 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 10/20 KTS BEC W/NW-LY 10/15 KTS
TO THE E OF 63 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 20 DEG N: SCATTERED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 20 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 10 UTC OF 23 RD SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24
TH SEP 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: S/SW-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.
BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 24 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25
TH SEP 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: S/SW-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.5 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 10 UTC OF 23 RD SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 24
TH SEP 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/25 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 25/30 KTS
AT 84.6 DEG E AND 18.0 DEG N.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 24 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25
TH SEP 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/25 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 20/25 KTS
AT 84 DEG E AND 19 DEG N.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
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 23/1700 UTC.=