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SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL

SERVICES ISSUED ON SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026 AT 0100 UTC.



PART 1: TTT WARNING OF NEAR GALE.

THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.

AT 0000 UTC, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1002 HPA WAS CENTERED WITHIN 30

NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.0 S / 58.6 E

(TEN    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT    DECIMAL SIX

DEGREES EAST)

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 13 KT.

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 250 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, AND

EXTENDING UP TO 450 NM IN THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST QUADRANTS.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP

TO 30 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE

NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS OBSERVED ON SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026 AT 0000

UTC.

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS CENTERED BETWEEN LATITUDES 07S AND 15S, EXTENDING

BETWEEN LONGITUDES 50E TO 90E.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1002 HPA NEAR 10.0S 58.6E. MOVEMENT SPOTH EAST

13KT

TROPICAL LOW 1007HPA NEAR 15S 88E.

HIGH 1026 HPA NEAR 38S 56E.



PART 3: AREA FORECAST VALID TILL SUNDAY 14 MARCH 2026 AT 0000 UTC.



8/1: SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15 IN EXTREME EAST TURNING TO EASTERLY TO

15-25 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE IN EXTREME NORTH WEST, ROUGH ELSEWHERE.

VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN CENTRAL PART, NORTH EAST AND

EXTREME SOUTH EAST.



8/2: CLOCKWISE SOUTH WESTERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY 05-10 IN EXTREME

SOUTH WEST. NORTH WESTERLY TO NORTHERLY 10-15 IN CENTRAL SOUTH.

EASTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH. VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR IN

ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN EXTREME WEST.



CENTRAL WEST 8/3: SAME AS IN TTT WARNING IN PART 1.

REMAINING 8/3: CLOCKWISE 15-25 IN REMAINING WEST. VARIABLE 05 IN

EXTREME NORTH EAST. EASTERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA

ROUGH IN SOUTH AND IN NORTH WEST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR

IN THUNDERY SHOWERS.



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

EAST. SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH. VISIBILITY POOR IN

THUNDERY SHOWERS IN CENTRE.



EXTREME SOUTH WEST 8/5: SAME AS IN TTT WARNING IN PART 1.

8/5: VARIABLE 05 IN SOUTH EAST. NORTHERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 15-25 IN

REMAINING WEST. NORTH EASTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE BECOMING

ROUGH IN THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH.



8/6: WESTERLY TO SOUTH WESTERLY 05 IN NORTH. WESTERLY TO NORTH

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

IN ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST.



8/7: CLOCKWISE 10-15 IN SOUTH EAST. NORTH EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY 10-15

IN NORTH EAST. NORTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 05-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA

MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH IN THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY

SHOWERS IN SOUTH.



PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS:

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE NEAR 16S 90E IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARDS WHILE

WEAKENING.

TROPICAL LOW NEAR 10S 54E IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY WHILE

MOVING SOUTHWARDS IN 8/3, CAUSING STRONG BREEZE TO NEAR GALE FORCE

CLOCKWISE WIND AND ROUGH SEAS.



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