GMDSS BULLETIN I 120900
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 12 TH OCTOBER 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 14 TH OCTOBER
2026.
PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.
PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC:
THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTH ANDAMAN SEA &
NEIGHBOURHOOD
PERSISTS AND NOW EXTENDING UPTO 5.8 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. UNDER
ITS
INFLUENCE, A LOW-PRESSURE AREA IS LIKELY TO FORM OVER THE SOUTHEAST
BAY OF
BENGAL AROUND 13TH OCTOBER.
THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER GULF OF MANNAR &
ADJOINING SOUTH TAMIL
NADU COAST AT 0.9 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTS.
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 12 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 13
TH OCT 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 70 DEG E: NE/E-LY 05/15 KTS BEC
CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS
AT 58 DEG E AND 05 DEG N.
2) REST AREA: NW/N-LY 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 13 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 14
TH OCT 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 70 DEG E: NE/E-LY 05/15 KTS BEC
CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS
AT 57 DEG E AND 03 DEG N.
2) REST AREA: NW/W-LY 05/10 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY 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 09 UTC OF 12 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 13
TH OCT 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 18 DEG N: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10
KTS.
2) REST AREA: NE/E-LY 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 15 DEG N: ISOLATED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 15 DEG N: GOOD.
2) REST AREA: GOOD.
ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 13 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 14
TH OCT 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 68 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10
KTS.
2) REST AREA: NE/N-LY 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 14 DEG N: SCATTERED RA/TS.
2) REST AREA: FAIR.
IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 14 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 09 UTC OF 12 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 13
TH OCT 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 90 DEG E: S/SW-LY 05/10 KTS BEC
CYCLONIC 05/10
KTS AT 07 DEG N AND 82 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 13 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 14
TH OCT 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SE/S-LY 05/15 KTS.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 12 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 13
TH OCT 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SE/E-LY 05/10 KTS BEC NE-LY 05/15 KTS TO
THE W OF 88
DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5 -2.0 MTR.
III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.
IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.
BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 13 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 14
TH OCT 2026.
I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SE/E-LY 05/10 KTS BEC NE-LY 05/15 KTS
TO THE W OF 84 DEG E.
II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 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 12/1700 UTC.=