FQIN01 DEMS 180900 GMDSS BULLETIN I 180900 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 18 TH OCTOBER 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20 TH OCTOBER 2026. PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL. PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC: UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHWEST ARABIAN SEA, A LOW PRESSURE AREA HAS FORMED OVER THE SAME REGION AT 0830 HRS IST OF TODAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2026. IT IS LIKELY TO BECOME MORE MARKED DURING NEXT 24 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 18 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 19 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 70 DEG E: SE/E-LY 05/10 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 05/15 KTS AT 05 DEG N AND 59 DEG E. 2) REST AREA: SE/S-LY 05/10 KTS BEC SW-LY 05/10 KTS TO THE N OF 5 DEG N. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR. ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 19 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 70 DEG E: CYCLONIC 05/15 KTS AT 05 DEG N AND 60 DEG E. 2) REST AREA: SE/E-LY 05/10 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR. 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 18 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 19 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 20 DEG N: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS. 2) REST AREA: N/NE-LY 05/10 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE S OF 16 DEG: SCATTERED RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 68 DEG E TO THE S OF 16 DEG: MODERATE. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 19 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 20 DEG N: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS. 2) REST AREA: NE-LY 05/10 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-1.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 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 18 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 19 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 05 DEG N TO THE E OF 90 DEG E: NW-LY 05/10 KTS. 2) REST AREA: SE/S-LY 05/10 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR. BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 19 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED1) N OF 05 DEG N: N/NW-LY 05/10 KTS. 2) REST AREA: S/SE-LY 05/10 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.0-2.0 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 18 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 19 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) E OF 88 DEG E: N/NW-LY 05/10 KTS 2) REST AREA: SW/S-LY 05/10 KTS II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5 -2.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: POOR. BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 19 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 20 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE-LY 05/10 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 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 18/1700 UTC.=