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Annex 1 :

Forecasts Issued by the Storm Warning Centre (SWC) Dhaka

Forecast

Time of Issue

1          Bangladesh Daily Weather Summary

            (BDWS) Valid for 24 hours

0730 UTC Daily

(i)                   Farmer’s Weather Bulletin

              Valid for 36 hours

0730 UTC Daily

(ii)                  Farmer’s Weather Bulletin

               Valid for 24 hours

0100 UTC Daily

  (iii)      Weather Forecast for Dhaka

                and Neighboring  areas

1200 UTC Daily

  (iv)     Special Weather Forecast

               for Dhaka and Neighboring areas

0000 UTC Daily

 

 

3.  Inland River Port Warning

 

Valid up to

Time of Issue: Previous night

Time of Broadcast by Radio Bangladesh

0300 UTC

1500 UTC

1100 UTC

0700 UTC

2300 UTC

0000 UTC

1200 UTC

0430 UTC

0530 UTC

1900 UTC

1030 UTC

1130 UTC

 

4.                   (i)     Sea Bulletin:

 

(ii)                                         Compound

A                      B                      D                      E                      F                      G

Aurora               Balloon Dewdrop            Electron            Formula            Gasbag

 

Type

Based on Chart

Time of Issue

Time of Broadcast

by Coastal Radio

Compound/Aurora

     0300 UTC

     0650 UTC

     0850 UTC

     Formula

     0690/0900 UTC

     0850 UTC

     1250 UTC

     Balloon

     1250 UTC

     1450 UTC

     1650 UTC

     Gas Bag

     1500 UTC

     1850 UTC

     2050 UTC

     Dew Drop

     1800 UTC

     2250 UTC

     0050 UTC

     Electron

     2100/0000 UTC

     0250 UTC

     0450 UTC

 

(iii)        Fleet forecast for Area C-90                                Time of Broadcast

(i)        From 1000 UTC – 2200 UTC                                 0610 UTC

(ii)      From 2200 UTC – 1000 UTC                                  1850 UTC