GMDSS BULLETIN II 261800
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 26 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28 TH JULY 2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1200 UTC:
SUBJECT :- THE DEPRESSION OVER NORTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL AND ADJOINING
AREAS OF
NORTH ODISHA-WEST BENGAL COASTS
THE DEPRESSION OVER NORTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL AND ADJOINING AREAS OF
NORTH
ODISHA-WEST BENGAL COASTS MOVED SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A
SPEED
OF 5 KMPH DURING PAST 6 HOURS AND LAY
CENTRED AT 1200 UTC OF TODAY, THE 26TH JULY 2026, OVER THE SAME
REGION NEAR
LATITUDE 21.1ON AND LONGITUDE 88.1OE, ABOUT 60 KM SOUTH OF SAGAR
ISLAND (WEST
BENGAL), 80 KM SOUTHEAST OF DIGHA (WEST BENGAL), 130 KM
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
BALASORE (ODISHA), 140 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CANNING (WEST BENGAL)
AND 150 KM
EAST-NORTHEAST OF CHANDBALI (ODISHA).
IT IS VERY LIKELY TO MOVE NEARLY NORTHWESTWARDS, INTENSIFY FURTHER
INTO A DEEP
DEPRESSION IN THE
MORNING OF TOMORROW AND CROSS NORTH ODISHA-WEST BENGAL COASTS BETWEEN
CHANDBALI & CANNING AROUND FORENOON/NOON OF TOMORROW, THE 27TH
JULY 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 18 UTC OF 26 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 27
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 50 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 50 DEG E: POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 27 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.5 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 18 UTC OF 26 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 27
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/30 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 27 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 72 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 72 DEG E: 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 26 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 27
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/25 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 27 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.
BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 26 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 27
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 15/25 KTS
AT 88.1 DEG E
AND 21.1 DEG N.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 84 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 84 DEG E: VERY POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 27 TH JULY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28
TH JULY 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 15/25 KTS
AT 87 DEG E
AND 20 DEG N.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 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 27/0800 UTC=