** WTIN20 DEMS 160615 ***

            TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
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DEMS - RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI 16-12-2006 (.) 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (THE BAY OF 
BENGAL AND ARABIAN SEA ) VALID FOR NEXT 24 HOURS ISSUED AT 0600
UTC (.)

CONVECTIVE CLOUDS ARE SEEN OVER PARTS OF SOUTH WEST BAY OF BENGAL,
AND SOUTH ANDAMAN SEA (.) 

THE RIDGE LINE AT 200 HPA RUNS ALONG 14.0 DEG N OVER THE INDIAN
REGION (.)

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** WTPH RPLL 160900 ***
GALE WARNING NO.01
FOR STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
ISSUED AT 5:00PM, 16 DECEMBER 2006
(VALID UNTIL THE NEXT WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT 5:00AM TOMORROW)

THE SURGE OF STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
NORTHERN, WESTERN AND EASTERN SEABOARDS OF LUZON.

THE NORTHERN SEABOARDS OF LUZON WILL EXPERIENCE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES 
WTIH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS, WHILE THE WESTERN AND EASTERN SEABOARDS
OF LUZON WILL HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS OF 40 TO 72KPH (22 TO 40KNOTS) AREA EXPECTED
AND SEA CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF
2.50 TO 6.00 METERS.

FISHING BOATS AND OTHER SMALL SEA VESSELS AREA ADVISED NOT TO
VENTURE OUT INTO THE SEA WHILE BIGGER SEA VESSELS ARE ALERTED 
AGAINST MODERATE TO HIGH WAVES.

WATCH FOR THE NEXT UPDATE TO BE ISSUED AT 5:00AM TOMORROW.