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 041200 1:31:08:01:00 SECURITE SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR METAREA VIII (S), METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES MAURITIUS, SATURDAY 04 JULY 2009 AT 1245UTC. WIND SPEED IN KNOTS. SEA STATE. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. VISIBILITY. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PART 2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 04 JULY 2009 - 1200 UTC. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 05S 54E, 10S 67E, 16S 76E. WAVE NEAR 05S 84E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 13S 82E, 21S 95E. FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG 21S 72E, 29S 85E, 39S 93E. FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG 33S 38E, 40S 52E. HIGH 1032HPA NEAR33S 55E . PART 3 : AREA FORECAST VALID UP TO SUNDAY 05 JULY 2009 AT 1200 UTC. EAST 8/1: SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH-EASTERLY 25, GUSTING 30. SEA ROUGH TO LOCALLY VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY MODERATE. WEST 8/1: SOUTH-EASTERLY 20. SEA ROUGH WITH SWELLS. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY FAIR. 8/2: SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH-WESTERLY 20-25 BEHIND FRONT AND NORTH-WESTERLY 25 AHEAD OF FRONT. SEA VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH AND ROUGH IN NORTH. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. VISIBILITY POOR IN SHOWERS. 8/3: MAINLY SOUTH-EASTERLY 25, GUSTING 30 IN NORTH-WEST. SEA VERY ROUGH IN NORTH-WEST AND ROUGH ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. VISIBILITY POOR ALONG TROUGH. 8/4: SOUTH-EASTERLY 15-20. SEA ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN SOUTH-EAST. VISIBILITY POOR IN SHOWERS. 8/5: SOUTH-EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 15-20. SEA ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN NORTH. VISIBILITY MODERATE. 8/6: SOUTH-EASTERLY 15 IN SOUTH AND SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH-WESTERLY 10 IN NORTH. SEA ROUGH IN EXTREME WEST AND ROUGH ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN NORTH. VISIBILITY POOR IN SHOWERS. 8/7: WEST OF 50'E: SOUTH-EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 10-30. SEA HEAPS UP. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY MODERATE. EAST OF 50'E: SOUTH-EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10-30. SEA HEAPS UP. SCATTERED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY FAIR. PART 4 : OUTLOOK FOR NEXT 24 HOURS : LITTLE CHANGE END= ==========