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 ========== WTAU01 ABRF 202330 IDQ20008 SECURITE FINAL HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE 2330 UTC 20 March 2010 GALE WIND WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA SITUATION At 2200 UTC Ex-Tropical Cyclone Ului, 1001 hPa was centred overland near 20.6S 147.3E, moving west southwest at 12 knots and weakening rapidly. AREA AFFECTED Nil. FORECAST Winds have moderated below 34 knots. No further warnings. REMARKS WEATHER BRISBANE ========== FQIO26 FIMP 201200 1:31:08:11:00 SECURITE SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR METAREA VIII (S), ISSUED BY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES MAURITIUS, ON SATURDAY 20 MARCH 2010 AT 1245 UTC. WIND SPEED IN KNOTS. SEA STATE. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. VISIBILITY. PART 1 : TTT WARNING OF NEAR GALE. STRONG BREEZE TO NEAR GALE FORCE SOUTH EASTERLY WINDS TOGETHER WITH ROUGH SEAS EXIST BETWEEN LATITUDES 02S TO 14S AND LONGITUDES 82E TO 95E. PART 2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 20 MARCH 2010 - 1200 UTC SHALLOW LOW NEAR 19.3S 52.7 E LOW NEAR 9.2S 95.3E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 21S 57E, 26S 65E, 30S 72E. ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER BETWEEN EQUATOR TO 10S AND LONGITUDES 49E TO 70E. HIGH 1025HPA NEAR 32S 89E. PART 3 : AREA FORECAST VALID UP TO SUNDAY 21 MARCH 2010 AT 1200 UTC. 8/1: EAST SOUTH EASTERLY 15-20 IN NORTH. NORTH EASTERLY 10-15 TURNING TO NORTHERLY IN SOUTH EAST. EASTERLY 05-15 IN WEST. SEA MODERATE IN SOUTH EAST BUT ROUGH ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/2: MAINLY EAST SOUTH EASTERLY 15-20 GUSTING 30 IN NORTH. NORTH EASTERLY 10 IN EXTREME SOUTH. SEA MODERATE IN SOUTH BECOMING ROUGH IN NORTH . SCATTERED SHOWERS IN NORTH AND EAST. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/3: EASTERLY 15-20. SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15 IN EXTREME NORTH. SEA MODERATE IN NORTH BECOMING ROUGH IN SOUTH. FEW SHOWERS IN WEST. VISIBILITY MODERATE IN SHOWERS. 8/4: EAST SOUTH EASTERLY 20-25 IN SOUTH, LOCALLY GUSTY. SOUTH EASTERLY 20-25 GUSTING 30 AROUND LOW NEAR 9.25S 95.3 E. SEA ROUGH BUT MODERATE IN EXTREME NORTH WEST. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN NORTH. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/5: NORTH WESTERLY 05-10 IN NORTH, SOUTH WESTERLY 05-10 IN SOUTH. SEA MODERATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS .VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. 8/6: WESTERLY 10-15 IN NORTH TURNING SOUTHERLY IN WEST. CLOCKWISE 20-25 AROUND LOW NEAR 9.2S 95.3E, GUSTING 30. 8/7:NORTH EASTERLY 05 IN EXTREME NORTH. SOUTH EASTERLY 10 - 15 IN SOUTH. SEA MODERATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS. PART 4 : OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS : LOW NEAR 9.2S 95.3E IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.= ==========