{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 8N","date":"2026-02-28 08:01:48","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQIN01 DEMS 271800","2":"GMDSS BULLETIN II 271800","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 27 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 01 ST MARCH 2026.","15":"PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.","16":"PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1200 UTC: SEASONAL WEATHER.","17":"PART-III AREA FORECAST:","18":"AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.","19":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 27 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28","20":"TH FEB 2026.","21":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: N\/NE-LY 05\/10 KTS.","22":"2) REST AREA: NE\/E-LY 05\/10 KTS.","23":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.0 MTR.","24":"III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","25":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","26":"ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 28 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 01","27":"ST MARCH 2026.","28":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: N\/NE-LY 05\/10 KTS","29":"2) REST AREA: NE\/E-LY 05\/10 KTS.","30":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.0 MTR.","31":"III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","32":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","33":"ARB A2-ARABIAN SEA: -23 DEG 45 MIN N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 63 DEG E TO","34":"CAPE GARDAFUI","35":"TO N OF 10 DEG N. 55.","36":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 27 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28","37":"TH FEB 2026.","38":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 70 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10","39":"KTS.","40":"2) REST AREA: NW\/N-LY 10\/15 KTS.","41":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","42":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","43":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","44":"ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 28 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 01","45":"ST MARCH 2026.","46":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 68 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10","47":"KTS.","48":"2) REST AREA: NW\/N-LY 05\/15 KTS.","49":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR.","50":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","51":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","52":"BOB A3-BAY OF BENGAL: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N BETWEEN E OF 80 DEG E WEST","53":"OF 10","54":"DEG N\/98 DEG 30 MIN E TO 6 DEG N\/95 DEG E THENCE S-WARDS TO EQUATOR.","55":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 27 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28","56":"TH FEB 2026.","57":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC N\/NW-LY 05\/15 KTS","58":"TO THE","59":"S OF 5 DEG N.","60":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: .5\\U20131.5 MTR.","61":"III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","62":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","63":"BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 28 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 01","64":"ST MARCH 2026.","65":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS BEC NW\/N-LY 05\/10 KTS","66":"TO THE S OF 4 DEG N.","67":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.1\\U20131.0 MTR.","68":"III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA\/TS.","69":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","70":"BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.","71":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 27 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 28","72":"TH FEB 2026.","73":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS.","74":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.1\\U20131.0 MTR.","75":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","76":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","77":"BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 28 TH FEB 2026 TO 12 UTC OF 01","78":"ST MARCH 2026.","79":"I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05\/10 KTS.","80":"II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.1\\U20131.0 MTR.","81":"III) WEATHER: FAIR.","82":"IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.","83":"ADVISORY: PLEASE BE AWARE. WIND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND","84":"GUSTS","85":"CAN BE 40 PER CENT STRONGER THAN THE FORECAST. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT","86":"CAN BE","87":"TWICE THE FORECAST WAVE HEIGHT.","88":"NEXT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 28\/0800 UTC.","89":"=======================================================","90":"TOO: 27\/2230.="}}]}