Bulletinset for METAREA 8S
Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-21 01:03:25
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
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SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL

SERVICES ISSUED ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026 AT 1300 UTC.



PART 1: WARNING NIL.



PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS OBSERVED ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2026 AT 1200

UTC.

EQUATORIAL TROUGH AXIS ALONG 02S AND EAST OF 70E.

TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 03S 82E.

REMNANTS OF FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG 27S 57E, 28S 64E AND 30S 70E.

HIGH 1023 HPA NEAR 24S 67E.



PART 3: AREA FORECAST FOR NEXT 24 HOURS VALID TILL FRIDAY 21 AUGUST

2026 AT 1200 UTC.



8/1: ANTICLOCKWISE 05-10 IN CENTRAL PART. NORTH WESTERLY TO WESTERLY

05-10 IN REMAINING SOUTH. SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 05-15 IN

REMAINING NORTH. SEA ROUGH IN EXTREME SOUTH EAST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE.

VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN EXTREME SOUTH AND IN

EAST.



8/2: VARIABLE 05-10 IN CENTRAL PART. NORTH EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY

10-15 IN EXTREME SOUTH EAST. WESTERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY 10-15 IN

REMAINING SOUTH. SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH IN EAST

AND IN EXTREME SOUTH WEST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN

SCATTERED SHOWERS.



8/3 AND 8/4: SOUTHEASTERLY 15-20. SEA MODERATE IN SOUTH WEST 8/3,

ROUGH ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SCATTERED SHOWERS.



8/5: SOUTH EASTERLY 05-15 IN EXTREME NORTH, STRENGTHENING TO 20

ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH. VISIBILITY POOR IN SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH WEST.



8/6: EASTERLY 10 IN SOUTH EAST. SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 10-20

ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SCATTERED SHOWERS,

BECOMING POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN CENTRAL PART.



8/7: SOUTH EASTERLY 15-20 IN SOUTH EAST. SOUTHERLY 15-20 ELSEWHERE.

SEA LOCALLY ROUGH IN EXTREME SOUTH EAST AND IN EXTREME NORTH EAST,

MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN

EXTREME NORTH EAST.



PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS.

NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE



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