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SECURITE

SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL

SERVICES ISSUED ON SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0100 UTC.



PART 1: TTT WARNING OF GALE

AT 0000 UTC, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (HORACIO) 996 HPA WAS CENTRED

WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.8S / 70.7E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT

DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST)

MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 160 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.



GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 65

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 165 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS OBSERVED ON SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0000

UTC.



MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 07S AND 10S WEST OF 80E.

MODERATE TROPICAL STORM HORACIO 996HPA NEAR 16.8S 70.7E. MOV WEST 8

KT .

HIGH 1023 HPA NEAR 35S 94E.



PART 3: AREA FORECAST VALID TILL MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0000 UTC.



8/1: NORTH EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY 05-10 IN SOUTH WEST. EASTERLY 15-20

IN NORTH EAST. NORTH EASTERLY 15 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH IN NORTH EAST,

MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SHOWERS IN NORTH EAST AND

IN EXTREME SOUTH WEST.



8/2: EASTERLY 20-25 IN NORTH, WEAKENING TO 10-20 IN SOUTH. SEA ROUGH

IN EXTREME NORTH WEST AND IN EAST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY

MODERATE IN FEW SHOWERS.



SOUTH EAST 8/3:SAME AS TTT WARNING OF PART 1.

REMAINING 8/3: SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10-15 IN SOUTH WEST.

SOUTHERLY 05-10 IN NORTH WEST. CLOCKWISE SOUTHERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY

10-20 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN FEW SHOWERS IN

SOUTH WEST.



EXTREME SOUTH WEST 8/4: SAME AS TTT WARNING OF PART 1.

REMAINING 8/4: CLOCKWISE NORTH WESTERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 10-15 IN

EXTREME NORTH WEST. SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 10-15 IN REMAINING

NORTH. EAST SOUTH EASTERLY 10-20 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH IN SOUTH EAST,

MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN FEW SHOWERS, POOR IN

SCATTERED SHOWERS IN EXTREME NORTH EAST.



8/5: SOUTHERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY 10-15 IN CENTRAL SOUTH. WESTERLY TO

NORTH WESTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE, BECOMING LOCALLY ROUGH

IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST.

VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS.



8/6: CLOCKWISE 10 IN SOUTH EAST. SOUTH WESTERLY TO WESTERLY 05-15

ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE, BECOMING LOCALLY ROUGH IN THUNDERY SHOWERS

IN EXTREME NORTH WEST. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN NORTH

AND IN EXTREME SOUTH EAST.



8/7: NORTHERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 10-20 IN NORTH WEST. NORTHERLY TO

NORTH WESTERLY 10-15 IN NORTH EAST. VARIABLE 05 ELSEWHERE. SEA

MODERATE, BECOMING LOCALLY ROUGH IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST.

VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH.



PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS:



HORACIO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACK TOWARDS THE WEST SOUTH WEST.



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