GMDSS BULLETIN I 240900
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 24 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 26 TH AUGUST
2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC:
THE LOW-PRESSURE AREA OVER GANGETIC WEST BENGAL & ADJOINING AREAS
OF NORTH
ODISHA, JHARKHAND & THE NORTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL LAY OVER GANGETIC
WEST
BENGAL & ADJOINING AREAS OF JHARKHAND AND NORTH ODISHA AT 0300
UTC OF TODAY,
THE 24TH AUGUST 2026. THE ASSOCIATED CYCLONIC CIRCULATION EXTENDS
UPTO 7.6 KM
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TILTING SOUTHWESTWARDS WITH HEIGHT. THE SYSTEM
IS LIKELY
TO MOVE NEARLY NORTH-WESTWARDS ACROSS JHARKHAND & NORTH ODISHA
DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
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 24 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF
25 TH AUGUST
2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.0 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 00 UTC OF 25 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF
26 TH AUGUST
2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 65 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 65 DEG E: POOR.
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 09 UTC OF 24 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF
25 TH AUGUST
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 68 DEG E TO THE S OF 20 DEG N: FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE S OF 20 DEG N: POOR.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 25 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF
26 TH AUGUST
2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-3.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: 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 24 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF
25 TH AUGUST
2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-3.5 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) N OF 4 DEG N TO THE W OF 92 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) N OF 4 DEG N TO THE W OF 92 DEG E: POOR.
2) REST AREA: MODERATE.
BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 25 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF
26 TH AUGUST
2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-3.5 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 09 UTC OF 24 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF
25 TH AUGUST
2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.5-4.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 25 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF
26 TH AUGUST
2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/25 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.5.-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 24/1700 UTC.=