WTIN01 DEMS 011045 SPL GMDSS BULLETIN NO-19 011000 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 01 ST DECEMBER 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 03 RD DECEMBER 2024. PART-I STORM WARNING: SUB: CYCLONIC STORM \U201CFENGAL\U201D [PRONOUNCED AS FEINJAL] WEAKENED INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION OVER NORTH COASTAL TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY THE CYCLONIC STORM \U201CFENGAL\U201D [PRONOUNCED AS FEINJAL] OVER NORTH COASTAL TAMIL NADU & PUDUCHERRY REMAINED PRACTICALLY STATIONARY DURING PAST 12 HOURS, WEAKENED INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION AND LAY CENTERED AT 1130 HOURS IST OF TODAY, THE 1 ST DECEMBER 2024 OVER THE SAME REGION NEAR LATITUDE 12.0ON AND LONGITUDE 79.8OE, CLOSE TO PUDUCHERRY, ABOUT 30 KM NORTH OF CUDDALORE, 40 KM EAST OF VILLUPURAM AND 120 KM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHENNAI. IT IS LIKELY TO MOVE WESTWARDS VERY SLOWLY AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY INTO A DEPRESSION OVER NORTH TAMIL NADU DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS. FORECAST TRACK AND INTENSITY ARE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE: DATE/ TIME (IST) POSITION (LAT. 0 N/ LONG. 0 E) MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WIND SPEED (KMPH) CATEGORY OF CYCLONIC DISTURBANCE 01.12.24/1130 12.0/79.8 55-65 GUSTING TO 75 DEEP DEPRESSION 01.12.24/1730 12.0/79.6 50-60 GUSTING TO 70 DEEP DEPRESSION 01.12.24/2330 12.0/79.4 40-50 GUSTING TO 60 DEPRESSION QUADRANT WIND FORECAST: 01.12.24/1130 WINDSPEEDS REACHING 27 KT AT AROUND 110 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NW QUADRANT, 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE QUADRANT, 90 NM & 100 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SW, SE QUADRANTS RESPECTIVELY. 01.12.24/1730 WINDSPEEDS REACHING 27 KT AT AROUND 110 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NW QUADRANT, 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NE QUADRANT, 90 NM & 100 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SW, SE QUADRANTS RESPECTIVELY. PART-II SYNOPTIC WEATHER SYSTEM AT 0600 UTC: 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 01 ST DEC 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 02 ND DEC. 2024. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1)W OF 60 DEG E: NE/N-LY 10/20 KTS. 2) REST AREA: N/NW-LY 05/15 KTS BEC W/SW-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 75 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 M. III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 3 DEG N TO THE E OF 65 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 3 DEG N: POOR. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. ARB A1-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 02 ND DEC 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 03 RD DEC. 2024. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 60 DEG E: NE/N-LY 10/20 KTS. 2) REST AREA: N/NW-LY 10/15 KTS BEC SW/W-LY 10/20 KTS TO THE E OF 75 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 1.5-3.0 M. III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 5 DEG N TO THE E OF 60 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 5 DEG N TO THE E OF 60 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 10 UTC OF 01 ST DEC 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 02 ND DEC. 2024. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 20 DEG N: NW/N-LY 05/10 KTS BEC N/NE-LY 05/15 KTS TO THE S OF 23 DEG N. 2) REST AREA: N/NE-LY 10/15 KTS BEC N/NW-LY 05/15 KTS TO THE S OF 15 DEG N TO THE E OF 70 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 M. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 70 DEG E TO THE S OF 15 DEG N: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: FAIR. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 70 DEG E TO THE S OF 15 DEG N: VERY POOR. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. ARB A2-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 02 ND DEC 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 03 RD DEC. 2024. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 20 DEG N: N/NE-LY 05/15 KTS. 2) REST AREA: N/NE-LY 10/15 KTS BEC N/NW-LY 05/15 KTS TO THE S OF 15 DEG N TO E OF 70 DEG E. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 0.5-2.0 M. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 70 DEG E TO THE S OF 16 DEG N: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: FAIR. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 70 DEG E TO THE S OF 16 DEG N: VERY POOR. 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 10 UTC OF 01 ST DEC 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 02 ND DEC. 2024. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) W OF 90 DEG E: W/SW-LY 15/25 KTS BEC CYCLONIC 25/30 KTS AT 12.0 DEG N AND 79.8 DEG E. 2) N OF 5 DEG N TO THE E OF 90 DEG E: SE-LY 05/10 KTS. 3) REST AREA: NW-LY 05/10 KTS II) WAVE HEIGHT: 4.0-6.0 M. III) WEATHER: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: POOR. BOB A3-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 02 ND DEC 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 03 RD DEC. 2024. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) N OF 5 DEG N TO THE W OF 90 DEG E: W/SW-LY 05/15 KTS 2) S OF 5 DEG N: NW/W-LY 05/15 KTS. 3) REST AREA: N/NW-LY 05/15 KTS. . II) WAVE HEIGHT: 4.0-5.0 M. III) WEATHER: 1) E OF 90 DEG E: FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) S OF 5 DEG N TO THE W OF 90 DEG E: FAIRLYWIDESPREAD RA/TS. 3) REST AREA: ISOLATED RA/TS. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) E OF 90 DEG E: POOR. 2) S OF 5 DEG N TO THE W OF 90 DEG E: POOR. 3) REST AREA: GOOD. BOB: A4: BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG N E OF 80 DEG E. BOB A4- FORECAST VALID FROM 10 UTC OF 01 ST DEC 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 02 ND DEC. 2024. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) S OF 20 DEG N: SE-LY 10/20 KTS BEC CYCLONIC. 25/30 KTS AT 12.0 DEG N AND 79.8 DEG E. 2) REST AREA: NE/E-LY 10/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 4.0-6.0 M. III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 20 DEG N TO THE W OF 90 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: FAIR. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 20 DEG N TO THE W OF 90 DEG E: VERY POOR. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. BOB A4-FORECAST VALID FROM 00 UTC OF 02 ND DEC 2024.TO 00 UTC OF 03 RD DEC. 2024. I) WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED: 1) S OF 20 DEG N: NE/E-LY 05/15 KTS BEC SE-LY 05/15 KTS TO THE W OF 85 DEG E. 2) REST AREA: NE/E-LY 05/15 KTS. II) WAVE HEIGHT: 4.0-5.0 M. III) WEATHER: 1) S OF 20 DEG N TO THE W OF 90 DEG E: WIDESPREAD RA/TS. 2) REST AREA: FAIR. IV) VISIBILITY: 1) S OF 20 DEG N TO THE W OF 90 DEG E: VERY POOR. 2) REST AREA: GOOD. 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 01/1700 UTC. =======================================================