FQIN01 DEMS 030900

GMDSS BULLETIN I 030900

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

30E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.

VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05 TH JULY 2026.

PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.

PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC:

THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER NORTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL &

NEIGHBOURHOOD AND

ADJOINING NORTH ODISHAWEST BENGAL COASTS NOW LIES OVER NORTHWEST BAY

OF

BENGAL & NEIGHBOURHOOD. THE ASSOCIATED CYCLONIC CIRCULATION

EXTENDS UPTO 7.6

KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TILTING SOUTHWESTWARDS WITH HEIGHT. ITS

LIKELY TO

BECOME MORE MARKED DURING NEXT 2 DAYS.

PART-III AREA FORECAST:

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

ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 04

TH JULY 2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/30 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE N OF 6 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD

RA/TS.



2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.



IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE N OF 6 DEG N: POOR.



2) REST AREA: GOOD.



ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05

TH JULY 2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/30 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 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 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 04

TH JULY 2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 15/30 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.

ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05

TH JULY 2026.

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

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.

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 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 04

TH JULY 2026.

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

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-2.5 MTR.

III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE.

BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05

TH JULY 2026.

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

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: POOR.

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

BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 03 RD JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 04

TH JULY 2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: W/SW-LY 15/25 KTS BEC S/SE-LY 05/10 KTS



TO THE N OF 20 DEG N.



II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.

BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 04 TH JULY 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 05

TH JULY 2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/30 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.

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 03/1700 UTC.=