MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FOR MET AREA IX VALID

FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 0900UTC DATED 03-07-2009

BY PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

PART -I: MORNING IR SATTELITE IMAGERY SHOWS SCATTERED CONVECTIVE CLOUDS OVER EAST

ARABIAN SEA.

PART - II: NO ALERT MESSAGE.

PART-III: FORECASTS:

SUB AREA NO.1 NORTH ARABIAN SEA
I. WIND	W / SW’LY 15-20KTS GUSTING 25 KTS.
II. WEATHER	PARTLY CLOUDY / CLOUDY WITH HAZY MORNING.
III. VISIBILITY	MODERATE REDUCING TO POOR IN HAZE.
IV. STATE OF SEA	MODERATE / ROUGH.
SUB AREA NO. 2 GULF OF OMAN
I. WIND	NW / SW’LY 10-15 KTS GUSTING 20 KTS.
II. WEATHER	FAIR WITH HAZY MORNING.
III. VISIBILITY	MODERATE REDUCING TO POOR IN HAZE.
IV. STATE OF SEA	SLIGHT / MODERATE.
SUB AREA NO. 3 CENTRAL NORTH ARABIAN SEA (12ºN/55ºE, 12ºN/63ºE, 20°N/58°E, 20ºN/67ºE)
I. WIND	W / SW‘LY 25-30 KTS GUSTING 35KT
II. WEATHER	PARTLY CLOUDY / CLOUDY WITH CHANCES OF THUNDRSTORM RAIN.
III. VISIBILITY	MODERATE REDUCING TO POOR IN RAIN.
IV. STATE OF SEA	ROUGH / VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH.
SUB AREA NO. 4 GULF OF ADEN
I. WIND	SW 'LY 25-30KTS GUSTING 35KTS.
II. WEATHER	PARTLY CLOUDY/CLOUDY WITH CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORM RAIN.
III. VISIBILITY	MODERATE REDUCING TO POOR IN RAIN.
IV. STATE OF SEA	ROUGH / VERY ROUGH OCCASIONALLY HIGH.