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 121200 1:31:08:01:00 SECURITE SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR METAREA VIII (S), ISSUED BY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES MAURITIUS,ON FRIDAY 12 MARCH 2010 AT 1240 UTC. WIND SPEED IN KNOTS. SEA STATE. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. VISIBILITY. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PART 2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 12 MARCH 2010 - 1200 UTC. 'EX-HUBERT' 1009 HPA NEAR 23.5S 46.0E. MOVEMENT WEST SOUTH WEST 06KT. ITCZ ALONG 06S 52E, 06S 55E, 05S 58E, 07S 61E AND 06S 68E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 12S 61E, 14S 56E, 19S 52E AND 23S 50E INTO EX-HUBERT NEAR 23.5S 46.0E. FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG 16S 88E, 20S 92E AND 29S 100E. HIGH 1025 HPA NEAR 34S 55E. PART 3 : AREA FORECAST VALID UP TO SATURDAY 13 MARCH 2010 AT 1200 UTC. 8/1: SOUTH EASTERLY 15 IN EAST TO EASTERLY 20 IN WEST. SEA MODERATE BECOMING LOCALLY ROUGH IN EXTREME SOUTH EAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY GOOD. 8/2: SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15. SEA ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY GOOD. 8/3: EAST SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 15-20. SEA MODERATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY GOOD. 8/4: MAINLY EASTERLY 15. SEA MODERATE. ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. VISIBILITY GOOD EXCEPT IN SHOWERS. 8/5: SOUTH WESTERLY TO WESTERLY 05-10 IN SOUTH. NORTH WESTERLY 05-10 IN NORTH. SEA SLIGHT TO MODERATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG ITCZ. VISIBILITY POOR IN SHOWERS. 8/6: SOUTH WESTERLY 05-10. SEA SLIGHT TO MODERATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY GOOD. 8/7: WESTERLY 10 IN EXTREME SOUTH EAST. NORTH EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY 10 ELSEWHERE. SEA SLIGHT TO MODERATE. ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS ALONG ITCZ. VISIBILITY GOOD EXCEPT IN SHOWERS. PART 4 : OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS : LITTLE CHANGE.= ==========