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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FOR MET AREA IX

WWPK20 OPKC 220627 MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FOR MET AREA IX VALID FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING FROM 0700 UTC DATED 22-08-2016 BY PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.

PART -III: FORECAST:

SUB AREA NO.1 NORTH ARABIAN SEA WIND SW/W LY 10-15KT GUSTING 20KT NORTH OF 24N. SW LY 12-18KT GUSTING 24KT SOUTH OF 24N. WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY /CLOUDY WITH HAZY MORNING. VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN HAZE. STATE OF SEA SLIGHT/MODERATE OCCN'LY ROUGH IN SOUTHERN SECTOR.

SUB AREA NO. 2 GULF OF OMAN WIND SE/SW LY BECMG NW'LY 05-10KT GUSTING 15KT NORTH OF 24N. S/SW 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 OCCN'LY ROUGH IN SOUTHERN SECTOR.

SUB AREA NO. 3 CENTRAL NORTH ARABIAN SEA (12ON/55OE, 12ON/63OE, 20ON/58OE, 20ON/67OE) WIND SW LY 10-15KT GUSTING 20KT NORTH OF 18N AND EAST OF 65E. S/SW LY 12-18KT GUSTING 24KT NORTH OF 18N AND WEST OF 65E. SW LY 15-20KT GUSTING 25KT SOUTH OF 18N AND EAST OF 63E. SW LY 17-21KT GUSTING 30KT SOUTH OF 18N AND WEST OF 63E. WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY/CLOUDY WITH CHANCES OF RAIN IN SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR. VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN RAIN. STATE OF SEA MODERATE/ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN SOUTHWESTERN SECTOR.

SUB AREA NO. 4 GULF OF ADEN WIND SW/SE LY BECMG NW'LY 05-10KT GUSTING 15KT WEST OF 50E. SW/S LY 17-21KT GUSTING 33KT EAST OF 50E. WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY/CLOUDY WITH HAZY MORNING. VISIBILITY MODERATE MAY BE POOR IN HAZE. 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.

PART III : FORECAST SUB AREA NO. (1) NORTH OF THE GULF SEA (AREA AGN) WIND NW-SW LY 03-12KT GUSTING 15KT BECMG SE LY BY EVENING. WEATHER HAZY TO MISTY WITH SOME CLOUDS. VISIBILITY GOOD STATE OF SEA SLIGHT-MODERATE.

SUB AREA NO. (2) SOUTH OF THE GULF SEA (AREA AGS) WIND SE-NE LY 03-12KT GUSTING 15KT. WEATHER HAZY TO MISTY WITH SOME CLOUDS. VISIBILITY GOOD. STATE OF SEA SLIGHT-MODERATE.

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