FQIN01 DEMS 240900 GMDSS BULLETIN I 240900 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 24 TH OCTOBER 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 26 TH OCTOBER 2026. PART-I STORM WARNING: NIL. PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0300 UTC: THE WELL MARKED LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER EASTCENTRAL AND ADJOINING SOUTHEAST BAY OF BENGAL PERSISTS AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER, 2026. THE ASSOCIATED CYCLONIC CIRCULATION EXTENDS UPTO 5.8KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. IT IS MOST LIKELY TO PERSIST OVER THE SAME REGION AND INTENSIFY INTO A DEPRESSION TODAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER, 2026. THEREAFTER, IT IS VERY LIKELY TO MOVE WESTNORTHWESTWARDS AND INTENSIFY FURTHER INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION ON 25TH OCTOBER & INTO A CYCLONIC STORM OVER THE WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL BY 26TH OCTOBER MORNING. MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY FURTHER AND REACH OVER WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL NEAR ANDHRA PRADESH COAST AROUND MORNING OF 28TH OCTOBER, 2026. THE LOW-PRESSURE AREA OVER SOUTHEAST ARABIAN SEA AND ADJOINING LAKSHADWEEP AREA PERSISTED OVER THE SAME REGION AT 0300 UTC OF TODAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER, 2026. THE ASSOCIATED CYCLONIC CIRCULATION NOW EXTENDS UPTO 7.6 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. 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 24 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 54 DEG E: SE/E-LY 05/10 KTS. 2) E OF 54 DEG E TO THE 70 DEG E: N/NW-LY 05/10 KTS BEC NW/W-LY 05/10 KTS TO THE S OF 6 DEG N. 3) REST AREA: NW/W-LY 10/15 KTS BEC S/SW-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 75 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1) E OF 75 DEG E: 2.0-4.0 MTR. 2) REST AREA: 0.5-2.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 67 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: SCATTERED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 67 DEG E: VERY POOR. 2) REST AREA: MODERATE. ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 25 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 26 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: N/NW-LY 10/15 KTS BEC S/SW-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 75 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1) E OF 76 DEG E: 1.5-4.0 MTR. 2) REST AREA: 0.5-1.5 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 65 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 65 DEG E: 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 24 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 68 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS. 2) REST AREA: N/NW-LY 10/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) S 16 DEG N TO THE E OF 68 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S 15 DEG N TO THE E OF 66 DEG E: POOR. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 25 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 26 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 68 DEG E: ANTI-CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS. 2) REST AREA: N/NW-LY 10/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: 1) S 14 DEG N TO THE E OF 66 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S 14 DEG N TO THE E OF 66 DEG E: 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 24 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: S/SW-LY 05/10 KTS BEC SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE N OF 5 DEG N. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-4.0 MTR. III) WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: VERY POOR. BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 25 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 26 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 5 DEG N: S/SW-LY 05/10 KTS. 2) REST AREA: SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS BEC W/NW-LY 10/15 KTS TO THE E OF 95 DEG E 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 09 UTC OF 24 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 25 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE-LY 10/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 15/20 KTS AT 14 DEGN AND 90 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1) E OF 86 DEG E: 2.0-4.0 MTR. 2) REST AREA: 0.5-2.0 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 00 UTC OF 25 TH OCT 2026 TO 00 UTC OF 26 TH OCT 2026. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: NE-LY 10/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 35/40 KTS AT 89 DEG E AND 13 DEG N. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1) E OF 84 DEG E: 6.0-9.0 MTR. 2) REST AREA: .2.5-6.0 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 24/1700 UTC.=