FQIO26 FIMP 131300 2:31:08:11:00 PAN PAN SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ISSUED ON TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2026 AT 1300 UTC. PART 1: TTT WARNING OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AT 1200 UTC, TROPICAL CYCLONE 6 (DUDZAI) 956 HPA WAS CENTRED WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.3S 77.8E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST). MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND 180 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS OBSERVED AT 1200 UTC ON TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2026. MONSOON TROUGH ALONG ALONG 12S EAST OF 55E. LOW 1010 HPA NEAR 12S 60E. TC DUDZAI NEAR 17.4S 77.8E MOV WNW 3 KT WAVE NEAR 18S 67E. HIGH 1029 HPA NEAR 36S 64E. PART 3: AREA FORECAST VALID TILL WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY 2026 AT 1200 UTC. 8/1: EAST SOUTH EASTERLY 20-25. SEA ROUGH. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN NORTH AND WEST. NORTH WEST 8/2: SAME AS IN TTT WARNING OF PART 1. REMAINING 8/2: SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 15-25. SEA ROUGH IN WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH. VISIBILITY POOR IN SCATTERED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN NORTH WEST. 8/3: CLOCKWISE 10 IN NORTH WEST. SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY 10-15 IN REMAINING NORTH. SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH IN SOUTH, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN SCATTERED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN NORTH WEST. SOUTH WEST 8/4: SAME AS IN TTT WARNING OF PART 1. REMAINING 8/4: WESTERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY 10-15 IN NORTH WEST. EASTERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 15-20 ELSEWHERE. SA ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH WEST AND CENTRAL SOUTH, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN SCATTERED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN NORTH AND CENTRAL SOUTH. 8/5: NORTHERLY 05-10 IN NORTH. WESTERLY 10-15 IN SOUTH WEST. NORTH WESTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY POOR IN SCATTERED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN WEST AND CENTRAL PART. 8/6: CLOCKWISE 05-10 IN SOUTH EAST. NORTHERLY 10 IN NORTH WEST. NORTH WESTERLY TO WESTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY POOR IN SCATTERED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH AND EAST. 8/7: WESTERLY 10-15 IN SOUTH EAST. NORTHERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY IN REMAINING EAST. NORTH EASTERLY 15 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE. VISIBILITY POOR IN SCATTERED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH AND EAST. PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS: DUDZAI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARDS WHILE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY. END=