{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 8N","date":"2026-01-18 14:58:01","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQIN01 DEMS 180900","2":"GMDSS BULLETIN I 180900","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 INDO-","6":"PAKISTAN FRONTIER AT 2345\\u2019N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 6 DEG E, THECE TO CAPE","7":"GARDAFUI; THE EAST AFRICAN COAST SOUTH TO THE EQUATOR, THENCE TO 95 DEG E, TO","8":"6 DEG N, THENCE NORTH EASTWARDS TO MYANMAR\/THAIL FRONTIER IN 10 DEG N 98 DEG","9":"30\\u2019E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.","10":"VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 18TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20TH JAN 2026.","11":"PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.","12":"PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC:","13":"THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER COMORIN AREA BETWEEN 0.9 KM & 1.5 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTS.","14":"PART-III AREA FORECAST:","15":"AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.","16":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 18TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 19TH JAN 2026.","17":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: N\/NE-LY 10\/20 KTS BEC N\/NW-LY 05\/10 KTS TO THE S OF 5 DEG N.","18":"              2) REST AREA: NE-LY 10\/20 KTS.","19":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.","20":"III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","21":"IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.","22":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 19TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20TH JAN 2026.","23":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 10\/20 KTS.","24":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.0 MTR.","25":"III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","26":"IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.","27":"ARB A2-ARABIAN SEA: -23 DEG 45 MIN N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 63 DEG E TO CAPE GARDAFUI","28":"TO N OF 10 DEG N. 55.","29":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 18TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 19TH JAN 2026.","30":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NW\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC N\/NE-LY 10\/15 KTS","31":"       TO THE S OF 20 DEG N.","32":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.0 MTR.","33":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","34":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","35":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 19TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20TH JAN 2026.","36":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NW\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC N\/NE-LY 10\/15 KTS","37":"       TO THE S OF 20 DEG N.","38":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.0 MTR.","39":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","40":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","41":"BOB A3-BAY OF BENGAL: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N BETWEEN E OF 80 DEG E WEST OF 10","42":"DEG N\/98 DEG 30 MIN E TO 6 DEG N\/95 DEG E THENCE S-WARDS TO EQUATOR.","43":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 18TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 19TH JAN 2026.","44":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 10\/15 KTS BEC N\/NW-LY 10\/15 KTS TO THE S OF 5 DEG N.","45":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0\\u20132.0 MTR.","46":"III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 5 DEG N: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","47":"  2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","48":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 5 DEG N: MODERATE.","49":"  2) REST AREA: GOOD.","50":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 19TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20TH JAN 2026.","51":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 10\/15 KTS BEC N\/NW-LY 10\/15 KTS TO","52":"       THE S OF 5 DEG N.","53":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5\\u20132.5 MTR.","54":"III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 5 DEG N: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","55":"  2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","56":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 5 DEG N: MODERATE.","57":"  2) REST AREA: GOOD.","58":"BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.","59":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 18TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 19TH JAN 2026.","60":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS.","61":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5\\u20132.0 MTR.","62":"III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","63":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","64":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 19TH JAN 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20TH JAN 2026.","65":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS.","66":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5\\u20131.5 MTR.","67":"III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","68":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","69":"ADVISORY: PLEASE BE AWARE. WIND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND GUSTS","70":"CAN BE 40 PER CENT STRONGER THAN THE FORECAST. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT CAN BE","71":"TWICE THE FORECAST WAVE HEIGHT.","72":"NEXT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 18\/1700 UTC."}}]}