FQIN01 DEMS 201800

GMDSS BULLETIN II 201800

ISSUED BY: INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI

HIGH SEA FORECAST FOR MET. AREA VIII (N)

AREA OF COVERAGE: AREA OF THE INDIAN OCEAN ENCLOSED BY LINES FROM THE

INDO-

PAKISTAN FRONTIER AT 23O45\U2019N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 6 DEG E, THECE

TO CAPE

GARDAFUI; THE EAST AFRICAN COAST SOUTH TO THE EQUATOR, THENCE TO 95

DEG E, TO

6 DEG N, THENCE NORTH EASTWARDS TO MYANMAR/THAIL FRONTIER IN 10 DEG N

98 DEG

30'E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.

VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 20 TH AUGUST 2025 TO 12 UTC OF 22 ND AUGUST

2025.

PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.

PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 1200 UTC:

THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER NORTHEAST ARABIAN SEA &AMP;

ADJOINING

GUJARAT BETWEEN 5.8 KM &AMP; 7.6 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL PERSISTS.

PART-III AREA FORECAST:

AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E.

ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 20 TH AUGUST 2025 TO 12 UTC OF

21 ST AUGUST 2025.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 66 DEG E: SW/W-LY 10/25 KTS.

2) REST AREA: NW/W-LY 10/20 KTS


II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 60 DEG E TO THE 70 DEG E AND S OF 4 DEG N:

SCATTERED RA/TS.


2) REST AREA: FAIR.


IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 60 DEG E TO THE 70 DEG E AND S OF 4 DEG N:

MODERATE.


2) REST AREA: GOOD.


ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 21 ST AUGUST 2025 TO 12 UTC OF

22 ND AUGUST 2025.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: SW-LY 10/25 KTS.


2) E OF 60 DEG E TO 70 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS.

3) REST AREA: NW/W-LY 10/20 KTS.


II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: GOOD.

ARB A2-ARABIAN SEA: -23 DEG 45 MIN N 68 DEG E TO 00 DEG N 63 DEG E TO

CAPE GARDAFUI

TO N OF 10 DEG N. 55

ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 20 TH AUGUST 2025 TO 12 UTC OF

21 ST AUGUST 2025.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/25 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.5-4.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) N OF 19 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.


2) E OF 72 DEG E TO THE S OF 19 DEG N: SCATTERED RA/TS.

3) REST AREA: FAIR.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) N OF 19 DEG N: POOR.


2) E OF 72 DEG E TO THE S OF 19 DEG N: MODERATE.

3) REST AREA: GOOD.


ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 21 ST AUGUST 2025 TO 12 UTC OF

22 ND AUGUST 2025.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/25 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.5-4.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) N OF 19 DEG N: SCATTERED RA/TS.


2) REST AREA: FAIR.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) N OF 19 DEG N: MODERATE.

2) REST AREA: GOOD.


BOB A3-BAY OF BENGAL: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N BETWEEN E OF 80 DEG E WEST

OF 10

DEG N/98 DEG 30 MIN E TO 6 DEG N/95 DEG E THENCE S-WARDS TO EQUATOR.

BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 21 ST AUGUST 2025 TO 12 UTC OF

22 ND AUGUST 2025.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/15 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.

BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 21 ST AUGUST 2025 TO 00 UTC OF

22 ND AUGUST 2025.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/15 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.

BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E.

BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 18 UTC OF 20 TH AUGUST 2025 TO 12 UTC OF

21 ST AUGUST 2025.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 10/20 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 85 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.


2) REST AREA: FAIR.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 85 DEG E: POOR.

2) REST AREA: GOOD.


BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 12 UTC OF 21 ST AUGUST 2025 TO 12 UTC OF

22 ND AUGUST 2025.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 10/20 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 83 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.

2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 83 DEG E: VERY POOR.

2) REST AREA: GOOD.


ADVISORY: PLEASE BE AWARE. WIND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND

GUSTS

CAN BE 40 PER CENT STRONGER THAN THE FORECAST. MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT

CAN BE

TWICE THE FORECAST WAVE HEIGHT.

NEXT FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 21/0800 UTC=