FQIO26 FIMP 041300 2:31:08:11:00 PAN PAN SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR MET AREA VIII(S) MAURITIUS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES ISSUED ON SATURDAY 04 APRIL 2026 AT 1300 UTC. PART 1: TTT WARNING OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AT 1200 UTC, TROPICAL CYCLONE 13 (INDUSA) 972 HPA WAS CENTRED WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.7 S / 70.1 E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST). MOVEMENT: SOUTH 14 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/70 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A 10 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 15 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 25 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS OBSERVED ON SATURDAY 04 APRIL 2026 AT 1200 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE INDUSA 972 HPA NEAR 21.7S 70.1E MOV SOUTH 14 KT. EQUATORIAL TROUGH AXIS CENTERED ALONG 03S 75E, 05S 84E INTO LOW NEAR 06S 91E. WAVES NEAR 06S 55E AND 09S 69E. REMNANTS OF FRONT ALONG 21S 57E, 26S 62E AND 30S 65E. SUBTROPICAL LOW 1002 HPA NEAR 33S 58E. HIGH 1022 HPA NEAR 45S 68E. HIGH 1025 HPA NEAR 40S 86E. PART 3: AREA FORECAST VALID TILL SUNDAY 05 APRIL 2026 AT 1200 UTC. EAST 8/1: SAME AS IN TTT WARNING OF PART 1. REMAINING 8/1: NORTHERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 20-25 IN REMAINING EAST. NORTH WESTERLY 15 IN SOUTH WEST. SOUTH WESTERLY TURNING TO NORTH WESTERLY 05-10 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN EXTREME SOUTH WEST. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN CENTRAL SOUTH AND NORTH EAST. 8/2: SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10-20 IN EAST. EASTERLY TO NORTH EASTERLY 20 IN WEST. SEA ROUGH IN EXTREME WEST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SHOWERS IN WEST. 8/3: SOUTH WESTERLY TURNING TO NORTH WESTERLY 10 IN SOUTH WEST. WESTERLY 10 TURNING TO NORTHERLY 20 IN REMAINING SOUTH. EASTERLY TURNING TO SOUTHERLY 05-10 IN NORTH EAST. VARIABLE 05 ELSEWHERE. SEA ROUGH IN EXTREME SOUTH, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN EXTREME SOUTH. 8/4: SOUTH EASTERLY 15-20 IN EAST. MAINLY EASTERLY 10-15 IN WEST. SEA ROUGH IN CENTRAL PART AND CENTRAL EAST, MODERATE ELSEWHERE. VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN EXTREME NORTH WEST AND EXTREME NORTH EAST. 8/5: SOUTH EASTERLY TURNING TO SOUTH WESTERLY 05-10 IN EXTREME EAST. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH WESTERLY 10 IN CENTRAL PART. VARIABLE 05 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH IN THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/6: SOUTH WESTERLY 10-15 IN SOUTH. NORTH WESTERLY TO WESTERLY 10 IN NORTH. SEA ROUGH. VISIBILITY POOR IN SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/7: SOUTH WESTERLY TURNING TO NORTH WESTERLY 05-10 IN EXTREME SOUTH EAST. NORTHERLY TO NORTH WESTERLY IN REMAINING EAST. SOUTH EASTERLY IN NORTH WEST. VARIABLE 05 ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH IN THUNDERSTORMS IN EXTREME SOUTH EAST. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS IN SOUTH EAST. PART 4: OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS: INDUSA IS EXPECTED TO TRACK IN A GENERAL SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WHILE WEAKENING. END=