India Meteorological Department/ भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग

ACWC KOLKATA / ए .सी .डब्लू .सी कोलकाता

Sea Area Bulletin

Bulletin Valid for 12 hrs from 09 UTC of 2026-02-18 to 21 UTC of 2026-02-18

 
TTT Warning NO STORM WARNING

 
Synoptic Situation THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN & ADJOINING SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL PERSISTS OVER THE SAME REGION AT 0830 HRS IST OF TODAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY, 2026. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER AIR CYCLONIC CIRCULATION EXTENDS UP TO 5.8 KM ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. IT IS LIKELY TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS SRI LANKA AND BECOME MORE MARKED OVER SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL & ADJOINING EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN DURING NEXT 24 HOURS. WEATHER SEASONAL OVER REST BAY OF BENGAL AND ANDAMAN SEA.

 
South West Bay
Wind NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY 15 TO 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS
Weather FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER WITH ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN
Visibility MODERATE BECOMING POOR IN HEAVY RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER
Sea Condition SLIGHT TO MODERATE

South East Bay
Wind MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS
Weather SCATTERED RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER
Visibility GOOD BECOMING MODERATE IN RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER
Sea Condition SMOOTH TO SLIGHT

West Central Bay
Wind NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS
Weather FAIR
Visibility GOOD
Sea Condition SMOOTH TO SLIGHT

East Central Bay
Wind NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS
Weather FAIR
Visibility GOOD
Sea Condition SMOOTH TO SLIGHT

North West Bay
Wind VARIABLE 05 TO 10 KNOTS
Weather FAIR
Visibility GOOD
Sea Condition SMOOTH

North East Bay
Wind WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY 05 TO 10 KNOTS
Weather FAIR
Visibility GOOD
Sea Condition SMOOTH

South Andaman Sea
Wind NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS
Weather FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER
Visibility GOOD BECOMING MODERATE IN RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER
Sea Condition SMOOTH TO SLIGHT

North Andaman Sea
Wind MAINLY NORTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS
Weather SCATTERED RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER
Visibility GOOD BECOMING MODERATE IN RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER
Sea Condition SMOOTH TO SLIGHT

Part 4 Surface Chart

Part 5 NIL

Part 6 01812 99942 806 31994 00501 10184, 807 31995 00000 10182, 811 31994 00000 10184, 895 31995 00501 10174, 99943 049 31995 03603 10188, 053 31995 03602 10214, 150 31995 23202 10220, 185 31595 10000 10210, 245 31596 22702 10226, 279 31595 50000 10226, 346 32596 50204 10252,

Time of Issue18:00 IST of 2026-02-18