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SECURITE

SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL

SERVICES ISSUED ON SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026 AT 0100 UTC.



PART 1: TTT WARNING OF NEAR GALE.

AT 0000 UTC, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1003 HPA WAS CENTERED WITHIN 40

NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.8S / 58.9E

(THIRTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL NINE

DEGREES EAST)



MOVEMENT: SOUTH SOUTH-EAST 10 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 SUNDAY 15 MARCH 2026 AT 0000

UTC.

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS CENTERED BETWEEN LATITUDES 06S AND 18S AND EAST

OF 50E.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1003 HPA NEAR 13.8S 58.9E. MOVEMENT SOUTH SOUTH

EAST 10KT

TROPICAL LOW 1007HPA NEAR 14S 85E.

TROPICAL WAVES NEAR 10S 77E, 24S 60E.

HIGH 1029 HPA NEAR 39S 60E.



PART 3: AREA FORECAST VALID TILL MONDAY 16 MARCH 2026 AT 0000 UTC.



8/1: SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10-15 IN EAST. EASTERLY 15-25

ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH. VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS

IN CENTRAL NORTH AND CENTRAL WEST.



8/2: SOUTHERLY TURNING TO SOUTH EASTERLY 10-20 IN WEST. NORTH

EASTERLY 10-15 IN CENTRAL SOUTH. EAST SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE.

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

POOR IN ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST.



NORTH WEST AND CENTRAL SOUTH & SOUTH EAST 8/3: SAME AS IN TTT WARNING

IN PART 1.

REMAINDER 8/3: EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 15-20 IN REMAINING WEST.

EASTERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 10-20 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH IN SOUTH AND IN

NORTH WEST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS

IN SOUTH AND IN NORTH WEST.



8/4: CLOCKWISE 05-10 IN CENTRAL NORTH. NORTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY

10-15 IN EAST. SOUTH EASTERLY 10-20 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE IN NORTH

EAST, ROUGH ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR IN THUNDERY

SHOWERS IN CENTRAL PART.



8/5: VARIABLE 05 IN SOUTH EAST. NORTH EASTERLY 10-15 IN NORTH. NORTH

WESTERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 10-20 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY

MODERATE TO POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST.



8/6: CLOCKWISE 05-10 IN EXTREME SOUTH WEST. VARIABLE 05 IN NORTH

EAST. NORTHERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY 05 IN REMAINING NORTH. NORTH

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

MODERATE TO POOR IN ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST.



8/7: SOUTH EASTERLY TURNING TO NORTH WESTERLY 05-10 IN SOUTH EAST.

NORTH EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY 10-15 IN REMAINING EAST. NORTH EASTERLY

10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE IN SOUTH EAST, SLIGHT ELSEWHERE.

VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST AND EXTREME EAST.



PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS:

TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 13.8S 58.9E IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWARD

WHILE MAINTAINING ITS INTENSITY.



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