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SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL

SERVICES ISSUED ON FRIDAY 18 JULY 2025 AT 1300 UTC.







PART 1: TTT WARNING OF NEAR GALE



PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1004 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.4 S / 83.7 E

(TWELVE DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY THREE  DECIMAL SEVEN

DEGREES EAST)



MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 15 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING

UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.



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

TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS OBSERVED AT 1200 UTC ON FRIDAY 18 JULY 2025.

EQUATORIAL TROUGH AXIS ALONG 02S 60E INTO TROPICAL LOW 1009 HPA NEAR

03S 69E, CONTINUES ALONG 04S 80E INTO

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1004 HPA NEAR 12.4 S / 83.7 E

FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG 22S 59E, 25S 70E, 31S 79E.

HIGH 1037 HPA NEAR 42S 65E.



PART 3: AREA FORECAST VALID TILL SATURDAY 19 JULY 2025 AT 1200 UTC.

8/1: SOUTHERLY 10-15 IN EXTREME EAST. SOUTH EASTERLY 15-20 ELSEWHERE.

SEA VERY ROUGH IN EXTREME CENTRAL SOUTH, ROUGH ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY

MODERATE IN SCATTERED SHOWERS.



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

TO NORTHERLY 10-15 IN SOUTH EAST. EASTERLY 10-20 ELSEWHERE. SEA

ROUGH. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SCATTERED SHOWERS.



8/3: SOUTH EASTERLY 20-25. SEA ROUGH. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN

SCATTERED SHOWERS.



CENTRAL 8/4: SAME AS IN TTT WARNING OF PART 1.

REMAINING 8/4: EASTERLY TO EAST NORTH EASTERLY 20-25 IN EXTREME NORTH

EAST. SOUTH EASTERLY 20-25 ELSEWHERE. SEA LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN

CENTRAL SOUTH, ROUGH ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS.



8/5: CLOCKWISE 05 IN EXTREME NORTH EAST. SOUTH EASTERLY 15-20 IN

SOUTH. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH WESTERLY 10-15 IN REMAINING NORTH. SEA

MODERATE IN NORTH, ROUGH ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY

SHOWERS EAST OF 60E.



8/6: SOUTHERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY 05-15 IN WEST. VARIABLE 05 IN NORTH

EAST. NORTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 05-15 IN SOUTH EAST. SEA MODERATE IN

EXTREME NORTH EAST, ROUGH ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN ISOLATED

THUNDERY SHOWERS IN EXTREME NORTH WEST AND EXTREME SOUTH EAST.



8/7: SOUTH EASTERLY 15-25 IN SOUTH. SOUTHERLY 15-20 ELSEWHERE. SEA

MODERATE IN EXTREME SOUTH WEST, ROUGH ELSEWHERE.

VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SHOWERS IN EAST.



PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTH WEST. NEAR GALES AND VERY

ROUGH SEAS TO PERSIST IN WEST 8/4.



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