WTIN01 DEMS 261800
GMDSS BULLETIN FOR MET. AREA VIII (N), NORTH OF EQUATOR
VALID FOR 24/48 HOURS FROM 1800 UTC 26 SEPTEMBER 2021.

PART-I 

THE CYCLONIC STORM GULAB (PRONOUNCED AS GUL-AAB) OVER NORTHWEST AND ADJOINING WESTCENTRAL BAY OF BENGAL MOVED NEARLY WESTWARDS WITH A SPEED OF 15 KTS DURING LAST 06 HOURS, CROSSED NORTH ANDHRA PRADESH\u2013SOUTH ODISHA COASTS, NEAR LATITUDE 18.40 DEG N AND LONGITUDE 84.20 DEG E, ABOUT 20 KM NORTH OF KALINGAPATNAM WITH A MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 40-45 KTS GUSTING TO 50 KTS DURING 1400 AND 1500 UTC AND LAY CENTERED AT 2030 HRS IST OF 26TH SEPTEMBER 2021, OVER NORTH COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH NEAR LAT. 18.3 DEG N AND LONG. 83.8 DEG E, ABOUT 160 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GOPALPUR (43049) AND 30 KM WEST OF KALINGAPATNAM (43105). IT IS LIKELY TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS AND WEAKEN INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION DURING NEXT 06 HOURS. (.)

THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 40 KNOTS GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS. THE SEA CONDITION WILL BE HIGH OVER NORTHWEST AND ADJOINING WESTCENTRAL BOB FOR NEXT 6 HOURS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH DURING SUBSEQUENT 24 HOURS. THE ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 HPA (.)

12 HRS VALID 2021/09/27 AT 03 UTC 18.5 N / 82.05 E MAX WIND 25 KTS DEEP DEPRESSION (.)
24 HRS VALID 2021/09/27 AT 15 UTC ///// (.)

PART-II 

ARB A1 ARABIAN SEA: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG. N AND W OF 80 DEG.E (.)
I)WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION: 1)W OF 60 DEG E: SW-LY 15/25 KTS (.)
2)REST AREA: SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS BEC NW/W-LY 15/25 KTS TO THE E OF 71 DEG E (.)
II)WEATHER: 1)E OF 68 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA/TS (.)
2)E OF 60 DEG E TO 68 DEG E: ISOLATED RA/TS (.)
3)REST AREA: FAIR (.)
III)VISIBILITY: 1)E OF 65 DEG E: 3-2 NM (.)
2)E OF 60 DEG E TO 68 DEG E: 8-6 NM (.)
3)REST AREA: 10-8 NM (.)
IV)WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR (.)

A1-FORECAST FOR 48 HOURS
I)WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION: 1)W OF 60 DEG E: SW-LY 15/25 KTS (.)
2)REST AREA: SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS (.)
II)WEATHER: 1)E OF 66 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS (.)
2)REST AREA: FAIR (.)
III)VISIBILITY: 1)E OF 66 DEG E: 6-4 NM (.)
2)REST AREA: 10-8 NM (.)
IV)WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR (.)

ARB A2-ARABIAN SEA:-23 DEG 45 MIN N 68 DEG E TO 12 DEG N 63 DEG E
TO CAPE GARDAFUI TO N OF 10 DEG N (.)
A2-FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS
I)WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION: 1)S OF 20 DEG N TO W OF 60 DEG E: SW-LY 15/20 KTS (.)
2)N OF 19 DEG N: CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS (.)
3)REST AREA: SW/W-LY 15/20 KTS BEC W/NW-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 71 DEG E (.)
II)WEATHER: 1)S OF 18 DEG N TO THE E OF 69 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS (.)
2)E OF 60 DEG E TO 69 DEG E: ISOLATED RA/TS (.)
3)REST AREA; FAIR (.)
III)VISIBILITY: 1)S OF 18 DEG N TO THE E OF 69 DEG E: 6-4 NM (.)
2)E OF 60 DEG E TO 69 DEG E: 8-6 NM (.)
3)REST AREA; 10-8 NM (.)
IV)WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR (.)

A2-FORCAST FOR 48 HOURS
I)WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION: 1)S OF 20 DEG N TO W OF 60 DEG E: SW-LY 15/25 KTS (.)
2)N OF 20 DEG N: CYCLONIC 05/10 KTS (.)
3)REST AREA: SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS (.)
II)WEATHER: 1)E OF 67 DEG E: SCATTERED RA/TS (.)
2)REST AREA; FAIR (.)
III)VISIBILITY: 1)E OF 67 DEG E: 6-4 NM (.)
2)REST AREA; 10-8 NM (.)
IV)WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR (.)

BOB A3-BAY OF BENGAL: EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N BETWEEN E OF 80 DEG E
AND WEST OF 10 DEG N/98 DEG 30 MIN E TO 6 DEG N/95 DEG E AND THENCE S-WARDS
TO EQUATOR (.)
A3-FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS
I)WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION: SW-LY 15/25 KTS (.)
II)WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS (.)
III)VISIBILITY: 3-2 NM (.)
IV)WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR (.)

A3-FORECAST FOR 48 HOURS
I)WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION: 1)S OF 5 DEG N: SW/W-LY 15/25 KTS BEC NW-LY 10/15 KTS 
TO THE E OF 92 DEG E (.)
2)REST AREA: SW-LY 20/25 KTS (.)
II)WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS (.)
III)VISIBILITY: 4-3 NM (.)
IV)WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 MTR (.)

BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N AND E OF 80 DEG E (.)
A4-FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS
I)WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION: 1)N OF 15 DEG N: CYCLONIC 25/35 KTS (.)
2)REST AREA: SW/S-LY 10/25 KTS (.)
II)WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS (.)
III)VISIBILITY: 3-2 NM (.)
IV)WAVE HEIGHT: 1)N OF 16 DEG N: 4.0-6.0 MTR (.)
2)REST AREA: 1.5-4.0 MTR (.)

A4-FORECAST FOR 48 HOURS
I)WINDSPEED AND DIRECTION: SW-LY 10/15 KTS BEC S/SE-LY 10/15 KTS 
TO THE N OF 18 DEG N (.)
II)WEATHER: WIDESPREAD RA/TS (.)
III)VISIBILITY: 3-2 NM (.)
IV)WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.5 MTR (.)

ISSUED BY INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.