** WTIN01 DEMS 291800 ***


SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET. AREA VIII(N) NORTH OF EQUATOR

VALID FOR 24 HRS. FROM 2006 04 29 1800 UTC 29 APRIL 2006



PART-I :-STORM WARNING:-THE VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM (MALA) 

         OVER EAST CENTRAL BAY  MOVED IN A NE-WARDS DIRECTION 

         AND CROSSED ARAKAN COT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN INTO A DEEP

         DEPRESSION AND LIES CENTRED AT 1200 UTC OF 29TH NEAR 

         LAT.18.5 DEG.N/LONG.95.5 DEG.E (.) THE SYSTEM IS 

         LIKELY TO MOVE IN NE-LY DIRECTION AND WEAKEN GRADULLY(.)

  

PART-II:- WEATHER SEASONAL OVER REST MET AREA VIII(N)(.)

  

PART-III:- FORECAST         

  

ARB-A1 ARABIAN SEA EQUATOR TO 10 DEG N WEST OF 80 DEG E.

I)WIND:-EAST OF 65 DEG: NW/W 10/15 KTS(.)

        WEST OF 65 DEG: MAINLY NE 10/15(.)

II)WEATHER:- ISOLATED RA/TS TO THE EAST OF 70 DEG. E (.)REST AREA

             WEATHER FAIR (.) 

III)VISIBILITY:- POOR IN RAIN (.)

IV) STATE OF SEA:- MODERATE (.)

     

ARB-A2 ARABIAN SEA NORTH OF 10 DEG.N.

I)WIND:-ANTICYCLONIC 10/15 KTS AROUND THE AXIS OF 17 DEG NORTH(.)     

II)WEATHER:- FAIR (.)

III)VISIBILITY:- GOOD (.) 

IV) STATE OF SEA:- MODERATE (.)



BOB-A3-BAY OF BENGAL EQUATOR TO 10 DEG.N.EAST OF 80 DEG E.

I)WIND:MAINLY SW-LY 20/25 KTS (.)                                         

II)WEATHER:-ISOLATED  RA/TS (.)

III)VISIBILITY:-POOR IN RA/TS (.)

IV)STATE OF SEA:-ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH(.)



BOB-A4-BAY OF BENGAL NORTH OF 10 DEG.N.

I)WIND:-W/SW 40/45 KTS BEC CYCLONIC AROUND THE CENTRE OF 

        LAT 17.0 DEG N/LONG 94.0 DEG E WITH WIND SPEED 90/95

       WITHIN THE RADIUS OF 400 KMS FROM THE CENTRE OF 

        THE SYSTEM(.)       

II)WEATHER:- FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS TO THE EAST OF 90 DEG EAST(.)

             REST AREA WEATHER FAIR (.)

III)VISIBILITY:-POOR IN RAIN(.)

IV)STATE OF SEA:-PHENOMINAL(.)

     

ISSUED BY INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT