GMDSS BULLETIN I 030900
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
30E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.
VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05 TH JULY 2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC:
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER NORTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL &
NEIGHBOURHOOD AND
ADJOINING NORTH ODISHAWEST BENGAL COASTS NOW LIES OVER NORTHWEST BAY
OF
BENGAL & NEIGHBOURHOOD. THE ASSOCIATED CYCLONIC CIRCULATION
EXTENDS UPTO 7.6
KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TILTING SOUTHWESTWARDS WITH HEIGHT. ITS
LIKELY TO
BECOME MORE MARKED DURING NEXT 2 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 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 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 68 DEG E TO THE N OF 6 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE N OF 6 DEG N: POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/30 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 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 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 04
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/30 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05
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 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 04
TH 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 00 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05
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 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 04
TH 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 00 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/30 KTS.
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 03/1700 UTC.=