FQIN01 DEMS 291800 ------------------------------------------------------- SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET. AREA VIII (N),NORTH OF EQUATOR VALID FOR 24 HOURS. FROM 29/08/2008 1800 UTC 29 AUG 2008 ============================================================ PART I :- NO STORM WARNING (.) PART II:- ONE BRANCH OF THE AXIS OF MONSOON TROUGH AT SEA LEVELPASSES FROM GWB COAST TO NE BAY OF BENGAL (.) WEATHER SEASONAL OVER MET AREA(.) PART III : FORECAST(.) A1 ARABIAN SEA EQUATOR TO 10 DEG.N AND W OF 80 DEG.E(.) I)WIND: SW-LY 10/15 KTS BEC NW/W TO THE E OF 65 DEG E(.) II)WEATHER:FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS TO E OF 68 DEG E(.) REST AREA SCATTERED RA/TS (.) III)VISIBILITY:POOR IN RA/TS(.) IV) STATE OF SEA : SMOOTH TO SLIGHT (.) ARB :A2 ARABIAN SEA N. OF 10 DEG N.AND W OF 80 DEG E.(.) I)WIND: SW-LY 15/20 KTS BEC W/NW TO E OF 65 DEG E(.) II) WEATHER : ISOLATED RA/TS(.) III) VISIBILITY :POOR IN RA/TS (.) IV) STATE OF SEA:SLIGHT TO MODERATE (.) BOB : A3 BAY OF BENGAL EQUATOR TO 10 DEG.N AND E OF 80 DEG.E(.) I)WIND:-MAINLY SW-LY 15/20 KTS (.) II)WEATHER:- WIDESPREAD RA/TS (.) III)VISIBILITY:POOR IN RA/TS (.) IV)STATE OF SEA: SLIGHT TO MODRATE (.) BOB A4 : BAY OF BENGAL N OF 10 DEG.N AND E OF 80 DEG E(.) I) WIND:MAINLY SW-LY 15/20 KTS (.) II)WEATHER:- FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RA/TS TO THE E OF 90 DEG E(.) REST AREA ISOLATED RA/TS (.) III)VISIBILTY:POOR IN RA/TS (.) IV) STATE OF SEA : SLIGHT TO MODERATE(.) ISSUED BY INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT=