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SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL

SERVICES ISSUED ON MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0100 UTC.





PART 1: TTT WARNING OF HURRICANE



AT 0000 UTC, TROPICAL CYCLONE 11 (HORACIO) 986 HPA WAS CENTRED WITHIN

30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.5 S / 67.5 E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES

SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST)



MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 160 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING

UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO

35 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 40 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 75 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 105 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 115 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 100

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 105 NM IN THE

NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.





PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS OBSERVED ON MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0000

UTC.

MONSOON TROUGH BETWEEN 07S AND 12S EAST OF 50E.

TROPICAL CYCLONE HORACIO 986HPA NEAR 18.5S 67.5E. MOVEMENT:

SOUTH-WEST 8 KT

HIGH 1020 HPA NEAR 33S 93E.

HIGH 1023 HPA NEAR 39S 42E.



PART 3: AREA FORECAST VALID TILL TUESDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2026 AT 0000

UTC.



EXTREME CENTRAL NORTH 8/1: SAME AS TTT WARNING OF PART 1.

REMAINING 8/1: NORTH EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY 05-10 IN SOUTH EAST.

EASTERLY 10-10 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH IN NORTH EAST, MODERATE

ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN FEW SHOWERS IN SOUTH EAST.



8/2: EASTERLY 10-15.  SEA ROUGH IN EXTREME NORTH EAST, MODERATE

ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN FEW SHOWERS IN EAST.



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

REMAINING 8/3: NORTHERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 05-15 IN REMAINING EAST.

EASTERLY TO SOUTH EASTERLY 05-10 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY

MODERATE IN SHOWERS IN EAST.



8/4: CLOCKWISE 05-15 IN NORTH EAST. SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10-20

ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH IN SOUTH EAST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY

POOR IN ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN NORTH EAST.



8/5: NORTHERLY 05-10 IN EXTREME EAST. WESTERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY

05-10 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY POOR IN ISOLATED THUNDERY

SHOWERS IN CENTRAL NORTH.



8/6: SOUTH WESTERLY TO WESTERLY 05-15. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY POOR

IN ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN EAST.



8/7: EASTERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 05-10 IN NORTH WEST. NORTH WESTERLY

TO WESTERLY 05-10 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY POOR IN

ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH EAST.



PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS:

HORACIO IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TOWARDS THE SOUTH WEST.



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