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Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal High Seas Forecast - September 2nd to 4th, 2024


This is a summary of the high seas forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the Indian Ocean region, valid from September 2nd, 2024 (03 UTC) to September 4th, 2024 (00 UTC).

Remnant of Cyclonic Storm Asna:

  • The remnant of cyclonic storm Asna has weakened into a depression and is located over the northwest Arabian Sea, approximately 200 km southeast of Ras al Hadd, Oman.
  • It is expected to move further south-southwestwards and weaken further over the next 6 hours.

Important Notes:

  • Wind gusts can be up to 40% stronger than forecast.
  • Maximum wave heights can be twice the forecast wave height.

Forecast Areas:

  • Arabian Sea (Area A1):
    • Wind: Southwesterly winds at 20/30 knots, becoming northwesterly winds at 10/20 knots east of 70 degrees E.
    • Waves: 4.0-5.0 meters west of 60 degrees E, 2.0-3.0 meters elsewhere.
    • Weather: Widespread rain and thunderstorms east of 60 degrees E, fair elsewhere.
    • Visibility: Very poor east of 60 degrees E, good elsewhere.
  • Arabian Sea (Area A2):
    • Wind: Northerly winds at 20/30 knots near the remnant of cyclone Asna, southwesterly winds at 15/25 knots becoming westerly/northwesterly winds at 10/20 knots east of 68 degrees E elsewhere.
    • Waves: 4.0-6.0 meters.
    • Weather: Fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms south of 20 degrees N east of 68 degrees E, fair elsewhere.
    • Visibility: Poor south of 20 degrees N east of 68 degrees E, good elsewhere.
  • Bay of Bengal (Area A3):
    • Wind: Southwesterly winds at 10/20 knots, becoming southeasterly/southerly winds at 5/10 knots becoming southwesterly/westerly winds at 5/15 knots north of 5 degrees N.
    • Waves: 3.5-4.0 meters.
    • Weather: Widespread rain and thunderstorms.
    • Visibility: Very poor.
  • Bay of Bengal (Area A4):
    • Wind: Southerly winds at 15/25 knots south of 15 degrees N west of 85 degrees E, southwesterly/westerly winds at 10/20 knots elsewhere.
    • Waves: 3.0-4.0 meters.
    • Weather: Widespread rain and thunderstorms.
    • Visibility: Very poor.

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