NTXX99 PHEB 271052 TSTHEB redundant-side test from PTWC IRC RZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZ RZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZRZ SNVD15 KWNB 271000 RRX BBXX 44088 27101 99366 70748 46/// ///// 10167 91030 22200 00177 11103 20902 310// 41102 70013= SOVD83 KWNB 271000 RRX KKYY 27106 1050/ 748332 123179 88870 83099 2//// 3//// 66292 20001 07042 99999 46088= SOVD83 KWNB 271000 RRX KKYY 27106 1030/ 736612 074839 88870 83099 2//// 3//// 66292 20001 30013 99999 44088= KKYY 27106 1030/ 107630 134671 88870 82099 2//// 3//// 66492 20001 00021 99999 52212= KKYY 27106 1030/ 741840 070329 88870 82099 2//// 3//// 66492 20001 23023 99999 44090= SNVD17 KWNB 271000 RRL BBXX 52201 27101 99071 11714 46/// ///// 10290 91030= SOVD83 KWNB 271000 RRX KKYY 27106 1000/ 725178 080438 88871 83099 20002 32516 43615 99999 BWSF1= SOVD83 KWNB 271000 RRX KKYY 27106 1036/ 737201 076266 88871 83099 20001 31678 42257 99999 44072= KKYY 27106 1036/ 738963 076448 88871 83099 20001 31691 41264 99999 44063= KKYY 27106 1036/ 738556 076415 88871 83099 20001 31675 41478 99999 44062= KKYY 27106 1036/ 737552 076251 88871 83099 20001 31657 41928 99999 44058= KKYY 27106 1036/ 738033 076336 88871 83099 20001 31696 41729 99999 44042= SOVD83 KWNB 270900 RRX KKYY 27106 0900/ 725295 081013 88871 83099 20002 32418 42418 99999 CWAF1= SOVD83 KWNB 270900 RRX KKYY 27106 0900/ 725230 080939 88871 83099 20002 32453 42337 99999 WWEF1= WTIN01 DEMS 271050 GMDSS BULLETIN NO- 13 271000 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 10 UTC OF 27 TH OCTOBER 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH OCTOBER 2026. PART-I STORM WARNING: PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0600 UTC: SUB: VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM \U201CARNAB\U201D [PRONUNCIATION: ORNAB] OVER WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL [CYCLONE WARNING FOR ANDHRA PRADESH AND ADJOINING SOUTH ODISHA COASTS\U2014RED MESSAGE] THE VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM \U201CARNAB\U201D [PRONUNCIATION :ORNAB] OVER WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL MOVED NEARLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 20 KMPH DURING PAST 6 HOURS, AND LAY CENTERED AT 0600 UTC OF TODAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER, 2026 OVER THE SAME REGION NEAR LATITUDE 16.2ON AND LONGITUDE 83.7OE, ABOUT 170 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF VISHAKHAPATNAM (ANDHRA PRADESH), 180 KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAKINADA (ANDHRA PRADESH), 270 KM EAST OF MACHILIPATNAM (ANDHRA PRADESH), 350 KM EAST OF BAPATLA (ANDHRA PRADESH), AND 370 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GOPALPUR (ODISHA). IT IS VERY LIKELY TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS TILL EVENING OF 27 TH OCTOBER. THEREAFTER, IT IS VERY LIKELY TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARDS AND CROSS ANDHRA PRADESH & YANAM COASTS BETWEEN BAPATLA AND VISAKHAPATNAM, CLOSE TO YANAM AS A VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM WITH THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 125-135 KMPH GUSTING TO 150 KMPH BY FORENOON OF 28TH OCTOBER, 2026. THE SYSTEM IS UNDER CONTINUOUS SURVEILLANCE OF THE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AT VISHAKHAPATNAM. FORECAST LOCATION AND INTENSITY ARE GIVEN IN FOLLOWING TABLE: DATE/TIME (UTC) POSITION (LAT. 0 N/ LONG. 0 E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WIND SPEED (KMPH) CATEGORY OF CYCLONIC DISTURBANCE 27.10.26/0600 16.2/83.7 150-160 GUSTING TO 180 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM 27.10.26/1200 16.3/83.1 150-160 GUSTING TO 180 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM 27.10.26/1800 16.3/82.6 140-150 GUSTING TO 175 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM 28.10.26/0000 16.4/82.1 135-145 GUSTING TO 160 VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM 28.10.26/0600 17.0/81.8 100-110 GUSTING TO 125 SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM 28.10.26/1800 18.3/81.7 80-90 GUSTING TO 100 CYCLONIC STORM 29.10.26/0600 20.1/81.6 50-60 GUSTING TO 70 DEEP DEPRESSION 29.10.26/1800 22.0/81.7 40-50 GUSTING TO 60 DEPRESSION 30.10.26/1130 23.7/81.9 35-45 GUSTING TO 55 DEPRESSION 30.10.26/2330 25.6/82.1 25-35 GUSTING TO 45 WELL MARKED LOW PRESSURE AREA WIND INFORMATION: 27.10.2026/1200: WINDSPEEDS REACHING 27 KT AT AROUND 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SE QUADRANT, AROUND 140 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SW QUADRANTS, AROUND 110 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NW QUADRANTS RESPECTIVELY. WINDSPEEDS REACHING 34 KT AT AROUND 85 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SE, AROUND 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SW, NW QUADRANTS. WINDSPEEDS REACHING 50 KT AT AROUND 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SE, AROUND 75 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SW, NW QUADRANTS. WINDSPEEDS REACHING 64 KT AT AROUND 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, AROUND 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SE, SW, NW QUADRANTS. 28.10.2026/0000: WINDSPEEDS REACHING 27 KT AT AROUND 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SE QUADRANT, AROUND 140 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SW QUADRANTS, AROUND 110 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NW QUADRANTS RESPECTIVELY. WINDSPEEDS REACHING 34 KT AT AROUND 85 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SE, AROUND 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SW, NW QUADRANTS. WINDSPEEDS REACHING 50 KT AT AROUND 70 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SE, AROUND 75 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SW, NW QUADRANTS. WINDSPEEDS REACHING 64 KT AT AROUND 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, AROUND 45 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SE, SW, NW QUADRANTS. 28.10.2026/1200: WINDSPEEDS REACHING 27 KT AT AROUND 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SE QUADRANT, AROUND 140 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SW QUADRANTS, AROUND 110 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NW QUADRANTS RESPECTIVELY. WINDSPEEDS REACHING 34 KT AT AROUND 85 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SE, AROUND 90 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SW, NW QUADRANTS. 29.10.2026/0000: WINDSPEEDS REACHING 27 KT AT AROUND 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE, SE QUADRANT, AROUND 140 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SW QUADRANTS, AROUND 110 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NW QUADRANTS RESPECTIVELY. PART-III AREA FORECAST: AREA: ARB A1 (ARABIAN SEA)-EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N W OF 80 DEG E. ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 10 UTC OF 27 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 28 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 65 DEG E: NE/N-LY 05/15 KTS BEC NW-LY 05/10 KTS TO THE S OF 5 DEG N. 2) REST AREA: N/NW-LY 10/15 KTS BEC W/SW-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 75 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-3.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 72 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 72 DEG E: VERY POOR. 2) REST AREA: MODERATE. ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 28 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 65 DEG E: NE/N-LY 05/15 KTS BEC NW-LY 05/10 KTS TO THE S OF 05 DEG N. 2) REST AREA: N/NW-LY 05/10 KTS BEC W/SW-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 76 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 73 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 73 DEG E: POOR. 2) REST AREA: 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 10 UTC OF 27 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 28 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: N/NE-LY 10/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 13 DEG N: ISOLATED RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: FAIR. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 13 DEG N: GOOD. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 28 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: N/NE-LY 10/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: FAIR. 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 10 UTC OF 27 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 28 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 90 DEG E: SE/S-LY 10/15 KTS BEC SW-LY 10/25 KTS TO THE N OF 05 DEG N. 2) REST AREA CYCLONIC 05/15 KTS AT 97 DEG E AND 7 DEG N. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: POOR. BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 28 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 90 DEG E: SE-LY 05/10 KTS BEC SW/S-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE N OF 05 DEG N. 2) REST AREA: CYCLONIC 10/20 KTS AT 95 DEG E AND 7 DEG N. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 2.0-4.0 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 10 UTC OF 27 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 28 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SE-LY 15/25 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 65/85 KTS AT 16.2 DEG N AND 83.7 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: OVER 14.0 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 00 UTC OF 28 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 29 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: SE-LY 10/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 50/60 KTS AT 17.0 DEG N AND 81.8 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: OVER 14.0 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 27/1700 UTC.=