{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 8N","date":"2026-10-16 00:19:11","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQIN01 DEMS 151800","2":"GMDSS BULLETIN II 151800","3":"ISSUED BY: INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI","4":"HIGH SEA FORECAST FOR MET. AREA VIII (N)","5":"AREA OF COVERAGE: AREA OF THE INDIAN OCEAN ENCLOSED BY LINES FROM THE","6":"INDO-","7":"PAKISTAN FRONTIER AT 23O45\\U2019N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 6 DEG E, THECE","8":"TO CAPE","9":"GARDAFUI; THE EAST AFRICAN COAST SOUTH TO THE EQUATOR, THENCE TO 95","10":"DEG E, TO","11":"6 DEG N, THENCE NORTH EASTWARDS TO MYANMAR\/THAIL FRONTIER IN 10 DEG N","12":"98 DEG","13":"30\\U2019E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.","14":"VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 15 TH OCTOBER 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 17 TH OCTOBER","15":"2026.","16":"PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.","17":"PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1200 UTC:","18":"THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHEAST ARABIAN SEA &","19":"ADJOINING","20":"LAKSHADWEEP BETWEEN 1.5 & 4.5 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTS.","21":"PART-III AREA FORECAST:","22":"AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.","23":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 15 TH OCT 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 16","24":"TH OCT 2026.","25":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 65 DEG E: CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS AT","26":"58 DEG E AND","27":"06 DEG N.","28":"2) REST AREA: NW\/W-LY 10\/15 KTS BEC SW-LY 05\/15 KTS","29":"TO THE E OF 75 DEG E.","30":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.5 MTR.","31":"III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","32":"IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.","33":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 16 TH OCT 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 17","34":"TH OCT 2026.","35":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 66 DEG E: CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS","36":"AT 62 DEG E AND 07 DEG N.","37":"2) REST AREA: NW-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC SW-LY 05\/10 KTS","38":"TO THE E OF 75 DEG E.","39":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.","40":"III) WEATHER: 1) W OF 73 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","41":"2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","42":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) W OF 73 DEG E: VERY POOR.","43":"2) REST AREA: MODERATE.","44":"ARB A2-ARABIAN SEA: -23 DEG 45 MIN N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 63 DEG E TO","45":"CAPE GARDAFUI","46":"TO N OF 10 DEG N. 55.","47":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 15 TH OCT 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 16","48":"TH OCT 2026.","49":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 20 DEG N: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10","50":"KTS.","51":"2) REST AREA: N\/NW-LY 05\/10 KTS.","52":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.5 MTR.","53":"III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","54":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","55":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 16 TH OCT 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 17","56":"TH OCT 2026.","57":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 68 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10","58":"KTS.","59":"2) REST AREA: N\/NW-LY 05\/10 KTS.","60":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.","61":"III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","62":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","63":"BOB A3-BAY OF BENGAL: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N BETWEEN E OF 80 DEG E WEST","64":"OF 10","65":"DEG N\/98 DEG 30 MIN E TO 6 DEG N\/95 DEG E THENCE S-WARDS TO EQUATOR.","66":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 15 TH OCT 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 16","67":"TH OCT 2026.","68":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 05 DEG N: NE-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC","69":"SE\/S-LY 05\/10 KTS","70":"TO THE W OF 88 DEG E.","71":"2) REST AREA: SE\/S-LY 05\/15 KTS.","72":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.5 MTR.","73":"III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","74":"IV) VISIBILITY: POOR.","75":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 16 TH OCT 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 17","76":"TH OCT 2026.","77":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED1) N OF 04 DEG N: CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTSAT 08","78":"DEG N AND 90","79":"DEG E.","80":"2) REST AREA: SE\/S-LY 05\/15 KTS.","81":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.","82":"III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","83":"IV) VISIBILITY: POOR.","84":"BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.","85":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 15 TH OCT 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 16","86":"TH OCT 2026.","87":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC SE\/S-LY 05\/10 KTS","88":"TO THE W OF 88","89":"DEG E.","90":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5 -2.0 MTR.","91":"III) WEATHER: 1) W OF 92 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","92":"2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","93":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) W OF 92 DEG E: VERY POOR.","94":"2) REST AREA: GOOD.","95":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 16 TH OCT 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 17","96":"TH OCT 2026.","97":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC SE-LY 05\/10 KTS TO","98":"THE W OF 86","99":"DEG E.","100":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR.","101":"III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","102":"IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.","103":"ADVISORY: PLEASE BE AWARE. WIND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND","104":"GUSTS","105":"CAN BE 40 PER CENT STRONGER THAN THE FORECAST. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT","106":"CAN BE","107":"TWICE THE FORECAST WAVE HEIGHT.","108":"NEXT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 16\/0800 UTC.="}}]}