FQIN01 DEMS 280900 GLOBAL MARITIME 281330 IST DATE/TIME OF ISSUE: 28-09-2026/0800 UTC GMDSS BULLETIN NO-02 280900 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 28 TH SEPTEMBER 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 30 TH SEPTEMBER 2026. PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL. PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC: SUBJECT: DEPRESSION OVER NORTH ANDAMAN SEA AND ADJOINING MYANMAR COAST THE DEPRESSION OVER NORTH ANDAMAN SEA & ADJOINING MYANMAR COAST MOVED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 14 KMPH DURING PAST 3 HOURS AND LAY CENTRED AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2026 OVER THE SAME REGION NEAR LATITUDE 15.9ON AND LONGITUDE 97.4OE, ABOUT 70KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MAWLANYINE (MYANMAR), 160KM SOUTHEAST OF YANGON (MYANMAR), 180 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BAGO (MYANMAR), 480KM EAST-NORTHEAST OF COCO ISLAND (MYANMAR) AND 590KM NORTHEAST OF MAYABANDAR (ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA). IT IS VERY LIKELY TO INTENSIFY INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION AND CROSS MYANMAR COAST BETWEEN YANGON AND KYAIKTO AROUND EVENING/NIGHT OF TODAY, THE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2026. THEREAFTER, IT IS LIKELY TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS ALONG & OFF MYANMAR COAST TOWARDS NORTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL & ADJOINING BANGLADESH COASTS DURING SUBSEQUENT 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 28 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH SEP 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 58 DEG E: SW/S-LY 10/20 KTS. 2) E OF 58 DEG E TO 70 DEG E: ANTICYCLONIC 05/10 KTS. 3) REST AREA: SW/W-LY 05/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-3.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 60 DEG E TO THE S OF 18 DEG N: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 60 DEG E TO THE S OF 18 DEG N: POOR. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 29 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 30 TH SEP 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: SE/S-LY 10/15 KTS BEC SW/S-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE N OF 04 DEG N. 2) E OF 60 DEG E TO 70 DEG E: ANTICYCLONIC 05/10 KTS. 3) REST AREA: SW/W-LY 05/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-3.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: SCATTERED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: MODERATE. 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 28 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH SEP 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 16 DEG N: SW-LY 10/20 KTS. 2) REST AREA: SW-LY 10/20 KTS BEC W/NW-LY 05/10 KTS TO THE E OF 62 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-3.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 60 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 60 DEG E: MODERATE. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 29 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 30 TH SEP 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 67 DEG E: SW/S-LY 10/15 KTS. 2) REST AREA: NW-LY 05/10 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-3.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 18 DEG N: SCATTERED RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: FAIR. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 18 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 09 UTC OF 28 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH SEP 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SE/S-LY 05/15 KTS BEC SW/W-LY 10/15 KTS TO THE N OF 04 DEG N. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-3.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR. BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 29 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 30 TH SEP 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-3.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR. BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E. BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 09 UTC OF 28 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH SEP 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 20/25 KTS AT 15.6 DEG N AND 97.6 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 90 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 90 DEG E: VERY POOR. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 29 TH SEP 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 30 TH SEP 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SW/S-LY 10/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 25/30 KTS AT 16 DEG N AND 96 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 88 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 88 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 28/1700 UTC.=