MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FOR MET AREA IX

VALID FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING FROM 0700 UTC DATED 15-08-2016 BY PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

FORECAST: SUB AREA NO.1 NORTH ARABIAN SEA

WIND S/SW LY 10-15KT GUSTING 27KT NORTH OF 24N. SW LY 12-18KT GUSTING 27KT SOUTH OF 24N. WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HAZY MORNING VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN HAZE STATE OF SEA MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHERN SECTOR.

SUB AREA NO. 2 GULF OF OMAN

WIND SE/E LY 05-10KT GUSTING 15KT NORTH OF 24N. S/SW LY 12-18KT GUSTING 27KT SOUTH OF 24N. WEATHER FAIR/PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HAZY MORNING. VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN HAZE. STATE OF SEA SLIGHT/MODERATE OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN SOUTHERN SECTOR.

SUB AREA NO. 3 CENTRAL NORTH ARABIAN SEA

(12ON/55OE, 12ON/63OE, 20ON/58OE, 20ON/67OE)

WIND SW/W LY 15-20KT GUSTING 27KT NORTH OF 18N AND EAST OF 65E. SW LY 17-21KT GUSTING 27KT NORTH OF 18N AND WEST OF 65E. SW LY 15-20KT GUSTING 25KT SOUTH OF 18N AND EAST OF 63E. SW LY 21-27KT GUSTING 35KT SOUTH OF 18N AND WEST OF 63E. WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HAZY MORNING. VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN HAZE. STATE OF SEA MODERATE/ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN WESTERN SECTOR.

SUB AREA NO. 4 GULF OF ADEN

WIND SW/NW LY 12-18KT GUSTING 30KT WEST OF 50E. SW/S LY 21-27KT GUSTING 33KT EAST OF 50E. WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY/CLOUDY WITH CHANCS OF LIGHT RAIN IN WESTERN SECTOR. VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN RAIN. STATE OF SEA MODERATE/ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

SUB AREA NO. 5 ARABIAN GULF (PREPARED BY QATAR METEOROLOGY DEPARTMENT)

PART I : NIL

PART II : LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF AREA.

PART III : FORECAST SUB AREA NO. (1) NORTH OF THE GULF SEA (AREA AGN) WIND SW/NW LY 3-15 KT BECOMES SW/SE LY LATER. WEATHER HAZY TO MISTY AT TIMES. VISIBILITY GOOD. STATE OF SEA SLIGHT.

SUB AREA NO. (2) SOUTH OF THE GULF SEA (AREA AGS) WIND NW/SW LY-NE LY 03-13 KT. WEATHER HAZY TO MISTY AT TIMES. VISIBILITY GOOD. STATE OF SEA SLIGHT.=

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