Meteorological Bulletin MET Area IX

WPK20 OPKC 190600 MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FOR MET AREA IX VALID FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING FROM 0700 UTC DATED 19-06-2016 BY PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

FORECASTS:

SUB AREA NO.1 NORTH ARABIAN SEA WIND SW/W’LY 15-20KT GUSTING 27KT NORTH OF 24N. SW/W’LY 15-20KT GUSTING 25KT SOUTH OF 24N. WEATHER FAIR/PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HAZY MORNING. VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN HAZE. STATE OF SEA MODERATE/ROUGH.

SUB AREA NO. 2 GULF OF OMAN WIND SW/SE’LY BECMG NE/NW’LY 05-10 GUSTING 15KT NORTH OF 24N. SW/S’LY 15-20KT GUSTING 25KT 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, 20°N/58°E, 20ºN/67ºE) WIND W/NW’LY 12-18KT GUSTING 25KT NORTH OF 18N AND EAST OF 65E. SW/W’LY 12-18KT GUSTING 25KT NORTH OF 18N AND WEST OF 65E. W/SW’LY 15-20KT GUSTING 27KT SOUTH OF 18N AND EAST OF 63E. SW’LY 25-30KT GUSTING 38KT SOUTH OF 18N AND WEST OF 63E. WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY/CLOUDY WITH CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORM/ RAIN. VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN RAIN. STATE OF SEA ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH IN SOUTH WESTERN SECTOR.

SUB AREA NO. 4 GULF OF ADEN WIND SW/W’LY 22-27KT GUSTING 33KT WEST OF 50E. SW/S’LY 21-27KT GUSTING 35KT EAST OF 50E. WEATHER FAIR/PARTLY CLOUDY/CLOUDY WITH CHANCES OR RAIN IN COASTAL AREAS VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN HAZE. STATE OF SEA MODERATE/ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.