FQIN01 DEMS 140900

GMDSS BULLETIN I 140900

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\U2019E NORTHWARDS COVERING ENTIRE BAY OF BENGAL.

VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 14 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 16 TH AUGUST

2026.

PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL.

PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC:

THE DEPRESSION OVER JHARKHAND AND ADJOINING GANGETIC WEST BENGAL

MOVED

WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 18 KMPH DURING PAST 6 HOURS AND

LAY

CENTRED AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 14TH AUGUST, 2026, OVER THE SAME

REGION, NEAR

LATITUDE 23.2ON AND LONGITUDE 85.5OE, ABOUT 20 KM SOUTHEAST OF RANCHI

(JHARKHAND),

80 KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF JAMSHEDPUR (JHARKHAND), 90 KM SOUTH OF

HAZARIBAGH

(JHARKHAND), 170 KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DALTONGANJ (JHARKHAND) AND 230

KM EAST OF

AMBIKAPUR (CHHATTISGARH).IT IS VERY LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST-

NORTHWESTWARDS ACROSS JHARKHAND & NORTH CHHATTISGARH AND WEAKEN

INTO WELL

MARKED LOW PRESSURE AREA DURING NEXT 12 HOURS.

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 14 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF

15 TH AUGUST

2026.

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

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.5 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS.

2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 70 DEG E: MODERATE.

2) REST AREA: GOOD.



ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 15 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF

16 TH AUGUST

2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 5 DEG N: SW/W-LY 10/25 KTS.

2) REST AREA: S/SW-LY 10/15 KTS.



II) WAVE HEIGHT: 3.0-4.5 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE N OF 5 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD

RA/TS.



2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.



IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE N OF 5 DEG N: POOR.



2) REST AREA: 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 14 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF

15 TH AUGUST

2026.

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

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS.



2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E: MODERATE.

2) REST AREA: GOOD.



ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 15 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF

16 TH AUGUST

2026.

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

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 3.0-4.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 69 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.



2) REST AREA: FAIR.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 69 DEG E: POOR.

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 09 UTC OF 14 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF

15 TH AUGUST

2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 10/25 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-3.0 MTR.

III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: POOR.

BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 15 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF

16 TH AUGUST

2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/25 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-3.5 MTR.

III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 86 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS.



2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 86 DEG E: POOR.

2) REST AREA: GOOD.



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

BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 14 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF

15 TH AUGUST

2026.

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

THE N

OF 21 DEG N.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-3.5 MTR.

III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR.

BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 15 TH AUGUST 2026 TO 00 UTC OF

16 TH AUGUST

2026.

I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW-LY 15/20 KTS.

II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 MTR.

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



2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS.

IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 85 DEG E: 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 14/1700 UTC.=