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SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL

SERVICES ISSUED ON SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026 AT 1300 UTC.



PART 1: TTT WARNING OF NEAR GALE.

AT 1200 UTC, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1003 HPA WAS CENTERED WITHIN 30

NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.2 S / 58.6 E

(TWELVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL SIX DEGREES

EAST)

MOVEMENT: 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 SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026 AT 1200

UTC.

MONSOON TROUGH AXIS CENTERED BETWEEN LATITUDES 06S AND 16S AND EAST

OF 50E.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1003 HPA NEAR 12.2S 58.6E. MOVEMENT SOUTH EAST

10KT

TROPICAL LOW 1007HPA NEAR 13S 86E.

TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 15S 66E.

TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 09S 78E.

HIGH 1028 HPA NEAR 38S 59E.



PART 3: AREA FORECAST VALID TILL SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026 AT 1200 UTC.



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

ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE IN NORTH WEST AND PART OF NORTH EAST AND

CENTRAL NORTH, ROUGH ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR IN

THUNDERY SHOWERS IN CENTRAL NORTH AND CENTRAL WEST.



8/2: SOUTHERLY TURNING TO SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15 IN WEST. NORTH

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

MODERATE IN CENTRAL SOUTH, ROUGH ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE TO

POOR IN ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST.



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

REMAINDER 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 IN CENTRAL PART.



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 SOUTH EAST.



8/5: VARIABLE 05 IN SOUTH EAST. NORTH EASTERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY

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 EASTERLY 05 IN REMAINING NORTH. NORTH

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

MODERATE IN FEW SHOWERS IN EXTREME SOUTH.



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

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

EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 05-10 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE IN SOUTH EAST,

SLIGHT ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH WEST

AND EAST.



PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS:

TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 12.2S 58.6E IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWARD

WHILE MAINTAINING ITS INTENSITY.



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