{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 8N","date":"2026-05-09 05:20:14","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQIN01 DEMS 081800","2":"GLOBAL MARITIME 082230 IST","3":"DATE\/TIME OF ISSUE: 08-05-2026\/1700 UTC","4":"GMDSS BULLETIN II 081800","5":"ISSUED BY: INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI","6":"HIGH SEA FORECAST FOR MET. AREA VIII (N)","7":"AREA OF COVERAGE: AREA OF THE INDIAN OCEAN ENCLOSED BY LINES FROM THE","8":"INDO-","9":"PAKISTAN FRONTIER AT 23O45\\U2019N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 6 DEG E, THECE","10":"TO CAPE","11":"GARDAFUI; THE EAST AFRICAN COAST SOUTH TO THE EQUATOR, THENCE TO 95","12":"DEG E, TO","13":"6 DEG N, THENCE NORTH EASTWARDS TO MYANMAR\/THAIL FRONTIER IN 10 DEG N","14":"98 DEG","15":"30\\U2019E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.","16":"VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 08TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 10TH MAY 2026.","17":"PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.","18":"PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1200 UTC:","19":"THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTH ANDAMAN SEA &","20":"NEIGHBOURHOOD EXTENDS UPTO 1.5 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTS.","21":"THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER COMORIN AREA & NEIGHBOURHOOD","22":"EXTENDING UPTO 1.5 KM ABOVE MEAN","23":"SEA LEVEL PERSISTS.","24":"PART-III AREA FORECAST:","25":"AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.","26":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 08TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 09TH","27":"MAY 2026.","28":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: NE-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC","29":"E\/SE-LY 05\/10 KTS","30":"     TO THE W OF 57 DEG E.","31":"          2) REST AREA: N\/NW-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC NW\/W-LY 05\/15 KTS","32":"     TO THE S OF 6 DEG N.","33":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","34":"III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","35":"  2) W OF 70 DEG E TO THE S OF 7 DEG N: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","36":"  3) REST AREA: FAIR.","37":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: VERY POOR.","38":"  2) W OF 70 DEG E TO THE S OF 7 DEG N: MODERATE.","39":"  3) REST AREA: GOOD.","40":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 09TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 10TH","41":"MAY 2026.","42":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: N\/NE-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC","43":"E\/SE-LY 05\/10 KTS","44":"     TO THE W OF 55 DEG E.","45":"          2) REST AREA: N\/NW-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC NW\/W-LY 05\/15 KTS","46":"     TO THE S OF 6 DEG N.","47":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","48":"III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","49":"  2) W OF 68 DEG E TO THE S OF 8 DEG N: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","50":"  3) REST AREA: FAIR.","51":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: VERY POOR.","52":"  2) W OF 68 DEG E TO THE S OF 8 DEG N: MODERATE.","53":"  3) REST AREA: GOOD.","54":"ARB A2-ARABIAN SEA: -23 DEG 45 MIN N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 63 DEG E TO","55":"CAPE GARDAFUI","56":"TO N OF 10 DEG N. 55.","57":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 08TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 09TH","58":"MAY 2026.","59":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 20 DEG N: SW\/W-LY 10\/20 KTS.","60":"          2) E OF 64 DEG E TO THE S OF 20 DEG N: N\/NW-LY 05\/15 KTS","61":"          3) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS.","62":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.","63":"III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 70 DEG E TO THE S OF 14 DEG N: FAIRLY","64":"WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","65":"  2) REST AREA: FAIR.","66":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 70 DEG E TO THE S OF 14 DEG N: POOR.","67":"  2) REST AREA: GOOD.","68":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 09TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 10TH","69":"MAY 2026.","70":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 20 DEG N: SW\/W-LY 10\/20 KTS.","71":"          2) E OF 63 DEG E TO THE S OF 20 DEG N: N\/NW-LY 10\/15 KTS.","72":"          3) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS.","73":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.","74":"III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE S OF 13 DEG N: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","75":"  2) REST AREA: FAIR.","76":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE S OF 13 DEG N: MODERATE.","77":"  2) REST AREA: GOOD.","78":"BOB A3-BAY OF BENGAL: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N BETWEEN E OF 80 DEG E WEST","79":"OF 10","80":"DEG N\/98 DEG 30 MIN E TO 6 DEG N\/95 DEG E THENCE S-WARDS TO EQUATOR.","81":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 08TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 09TH","82":"MAY 2026.","83":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) S OF 5 DEG N: W\/NW-LY 05\/15 KTS BEC","84":"N-LY 05\/10 KTS","85":"     TO THE E OF 90 DEG E.","86":"         2) REST AREA: SE-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS","87":"     AT 84 DEG E AND 7 DEG N.","88":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","89":"III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","90":"IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.","91":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 09TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 10TH","92":"MAY 2026.","93":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) S OF 5 DEG N: W\/NW-LY 05\/15 KTS BEC","94":"N-LY 05\/10 KTS","95":"     TO THE E OF 90 DEG E.","96":"         2) REST AREA: E\/SE-LY 05\/10 KTS.","97":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","98":"III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","99":"IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.","100":"BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.","101":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 08TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 09TH","102":"MAY 2026.","103":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) S OF 14 DEG N: NE\/E-LY 05\/10 KTS.","104":"          2) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS.","105":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.0 MTR","106":"III) WEATHER: 1) W OF 92 DEG E TO THE S OF 17 DEG N: WIDESPREAD","107":"RA\/TS.","108":"  2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","109":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) W OF 92 DEG E TO THE S OF 17 DEG N: VERY POOR.","110":"  2) REST AREA: MODERATE.","111":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 09TH MAY 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 10TH","112":"MAY 2026.","113":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/E-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC SE-LY 05\/10 KTS","114":"     TO THE W OF 84 DEG E.","115":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","116":"III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 18 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","117":"  2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","118":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 18 DEG N: POOR.","119":"  2) REST AREA: GOOD.","120":"ADVISORY: PLEASE BE AWARE. WIND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND","121":"GUSTS","122":"CAN BE 40 PER CENT STRONGER THAN THE FORECAST. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT","123":"CAN BE","124":"TWICE THE FORECAST WAVE HEIGHT.","125":"NEXT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 09\/0800 UTC.="}}]}