GMDSS_METAREA8-S_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== FQIO26 FIMP 081200 1:31:08:01:00 SECURITE SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR METAREA VIII (S), METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES MAURITIUS, MONDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2010 AT 1245 UTC. WIND SPEED IN KNOTS. SEA STATE. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. VISIBILITY. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PART 2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, MONDAY 08 FEBRUARY 2010 - 1200 UTC. EQUATORIAL TROUGH AXIS ALONG 08S 52E 06S 60E 06S 69E 07S 79E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 08S 82E 04S 86E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG14S 74E 19S 71E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 12S 53E 17S 56E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 16S 50E 20S 55E 25S 63E. FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG 24S 65E 30S 73E 35S 82E. HIGH 1023 HPA NEAR 33S 46E. HIGH 1018 HPA NEAR 29S 85E. PART 3 : AREA FORECAST VALID UP TO TUESDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2010 AT 1200 UTC. 8/1 : EASTERLY 15 IN NORTH EAST TURNING TO NORTHERLY 10 IN SOUTH EAST. MAINLY SOUTH EASTERLY 15 TO 20 IN WEST. LOCALLY GUSTING 25 TO 30 IN NORTH WEST. SEA MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN EXTREME NORTH WEST ALONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/2 : NORTH EASTERLY TO NORHERLY 10 IN EXTREME SOUTH WEST, SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10 - 20 ELSEWHERE. LOCALLY GUSTY IN NORTH. SEA MODERATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SHOWERS. 8/3 : EAST SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 10 - 15 IN WEST. NORTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10 - 15 IN EAST. LOCALLY GUSTING 25 - 30 IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. SEA MODERATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN EAST. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/4 : SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 15 - 20. LOCALY GUSTY. SEA MODERATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/5 : NORTHERLY 10 IN NORTH. NORTH WESTERLY TO WESTERLY 10 IN SOUTH. LOCALLY GUSTING 30 IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. SEA MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG EQUATORIAL TROUGH. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/6 : SOUTH WESTERLY TO WESTERLY 10 - 15. LOCALLY GUSTING 30 IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN EXTREME NORTH WEST AND CENTRE. SEA MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/7 : WEST OF 50E : EASTERLY 10-15. SEA LARGE WAVELETS TO SMALL WAVES. VISIBILITY GOOD. EAST OF 50E: NORTHERLY 10 IN NORTH. SOUTHERLY 05 - 10 IN SOUTH. SEA SMALL WAVELETS TO LARGE WAVELETS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY MODERATE. PART 4 : OUTLOOK FOR NEXT 24 HOURS : LITTLE CHANGE. T.O.O: 08/1245 UTC= ==========