GMDSS BULLETIN II 021800
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 18 UTC OF 02 ND JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1200 UTC:
THE LOW-PRESSURE AREA OVER NORTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL AND ADJOINING
NORTH
ODISHA-WEST BENGAL COASTS PERSISTS OVER THE SAME REGION. THE
ASSOCIATED
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION EXTENDS UPTO 7.6 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TILTING
SOUTHWESTWARDS WITH HEIGHT. IT\U2019S LIKELY TO BECOME MORE MARKED
DURING NEXT 2-3
DAYS.
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 02 ND JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 03
RD JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/30 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 60 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 60 DEG E: POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 04
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/30 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 60 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 60 DEG E: 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 18 UTC OF 02 ND JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 03
RD JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 04
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
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 02 ND JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 03
RD JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.
BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 04
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 10/20 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 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 18 UTC OF 02 ND JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 03
RD JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: W/SW-LY 15/25 KTS BEC S/SE-LY 05/10 KTS
TO THE N OF 20 DEG N.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 04
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: W/SW-LY 15/25 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS
AT 21 DEG N
AND 87 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 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 03/0800 UTC=