{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 8N","date":"2026-04-19 01:34:22","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQIN01 DEMS 181800","2":"GLOBAL MARITIME 182230 IST","3":"DATE\/TIME OF ISSUE: 18-04-2026\/1700 UTC","4":"GMDSS BULLETIN II 181800","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 18 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 20 TH APRIL 2026.","17":"PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.","18":"PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1200 UTC: SEASONAL WEATHER.","19":"PART-III AREA FORECAST:","20":"AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.","21":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 18 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19","22":"TH APRIL 2026.","23":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE N OF 5 DEG N:","24":"VARIABLE 03 KTS.","25":"2) W OF 68 DEG E TO THE N OF 5 DEG N: NE-LY 05\/10 KTS.","26":"3) E OF 60 DEG E TO THE S OF 5 DEG N: E\/NE-LY 05\/10 KTS","27":"BEC CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS AT 70 DEG E AND 2 DEG N.","28":"4) REST AREA: SE-LY 05\/10 KTS.","29":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","30":"III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","31":"IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.","32":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 19 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 20","33":"TH APRIL 2026.","34":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 70 DEG E TO THE N OF 5 DEG N:","35":"SW\/S-LY 05\/10 KTS.","36":"2) W OF 65 DEG E: NE\/E-LY 05\/10 KTS.","37":"3) REST AREA: CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS AT 68 DEG E AND 2 DEG","38":"N.","39":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.0 MTR.","40":"III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA\/TS.","41":"IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.","42":"ARB A2-ARABIAN SEA: -23 DEG 45 MIN N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 63 DEG E TO","43":"CAPE GARDAFUI","44":"TO N OF 10 DEG N. 55.","45":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 18 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19","46":"TH APRIL 2026.","47":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: NW\/N-LY 10\/15 KTS BEC","48":"SW\/S-LY 05\/10 KTS","49":"TO THE E OF 73 DEG E.","50":"2) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS.","51":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","52":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","53":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","54":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 19 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 20","55":"TH APRIL 2026.","56":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: NW\/N-LY 10\/15 KTS BEC","57":"SW\/S-LY 05\/10 KTS","58":"TO THE E OF 73 DEG E.","59":"2) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/15 KTS.","60":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","61":"III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 73 DEG E TO THE S OF 12 DEG N: FAIRLY","62":"WIDESPREAD RA\/TS.","63":"2) REST AREA: FAIR.","64":"IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 73 DEG E TO THE S OF 12 DEG N: POOR.","65":"2) REST AREA: GOOD.","66":"BOB A3-BAY OF BENGAL: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N BETWEEN E OF 80 DEG E WEST","67":"OF 10","68":"DEG N\/98 DEG 30 MIN E TO 6 DEG N\/95 DEG E THENCE S-WARDS TO EQUATOR.","69":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 18 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19","70":"TH APRIL 2026.","71":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 5 DEG N: NE\/E-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC","72":"SE\/S-LY 05\/10 KTS","73":"TO THE W OF 86 DEG E.","74":"2) REST AREA: SW\/S-LY 05\/10 KTS.","75":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.0 MTR.","76":"III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS","77":"IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.","78":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 19 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 20","79":"TH APRIL 2026.","80":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 5 DEG N: SE\/S-LY 05\/10 KTS.","81":"2) REST AREA: S\/SW-LY 05\/10 KTS.","82":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.0 MTR.","83":"III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA\/TS","84":"IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.","85":"BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.","86":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 18 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 19","87":"TH APRIL 2026.","88":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 85 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10","89":"KTS.","90":"2) REST AREA: SE\/S-LY 05\/15 KTS BEC SW-LY 10\/15 KTS","91":"TO THE N OF 15 DEG N.","92":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","93":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","94":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","95":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 19 TH APRIL 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 20","96":"TH APRIL 2026.","97":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 86 DEG E: S\/SW-LY 10\/20 KTS.","98":"2) REST AREA: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS.","99":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.","100":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","101":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","102":"ADVISORY: PLEASE BE AWARE. WIND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND","103":"GUSTS","104":"CAN BE 40 PER CENT STRONGER THAN THE FORECAST. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT","105":"CAN BE","106":"TWICE THE FORECAST WAVE HEIGHT.","107":"NEXT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 19\/0800 UTC.="}}]}