WTIN01 DEMS 021200
    SPECIAL GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM(GMDSS)
                        SPECIAL  BULLETIN   
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			        SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET. AREA VIII
(N),NORTH OF EQUATOR
    VALID  FOR  12 HOURS. FROM 1200 UTC OF 02/05/2008 
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	        PART I:- 
		    MORNING.S VERY SEVERE CYCLONIC STORM (NARGIS)
OVER EC BAY 
  MOVED SLIGHTLY EAST-WARDS AND NOW LIES CENTRED AT 1430 HRS 
    IST OF TODAY THE 02ND MAY 2008 WITHIN HALF A DEG OF LAT.16.0
      DEG N AND LONG.94.0 DEG E ABOUT 150 KMS SW OF PATHEIN (MYANMAR)
        (.) SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO MOVED INA NELY DIRECTION AND CROSS
	  MYNMAR BETWEEN 16.0 DEG. AND 16.5 DEG. N IAT BY EVENING OF 
	    TODAY 02ND MAY 2008 (.) UNDER ITS INFLUENCE RAIN OR THUNDER
	      SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR AT MANY PLACES WITH
ISOLATED HEAVY
  FALLS OVER ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISDS DURING NEXT 24 HRS (.)
    SEA CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH AROUND ANDAMAN ISDS (.)
      GALE WIND SPEED REACHING 60 TO 70 KMS PER HR. LIKELY OVER
ANDAMAN 
  IDS AND ADJOINING SEA AREAS DURING NEXT 24 HRS (.)
  
    FISHERMEN ARE ADVISED NOT TO VENTURE INTO THE SEA AROUND ANDAMAN 
      AND NICOBAR IDS DURING NEXT 48 HRS (.)
         
	  
	   NOTE :- NEXT SPECIAL BULLETIN ORIGINATE AT 0100 UTC ON
DATED 
         03/05/2008 IN ADDITION TO ROUTINE TWO DAILY BULLETINS (.)
	     
	     
	     ISSUED BY INDIA METEOROLOICAL DEPARTMENT