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 161200 1:31:08:01:00 SECURITE SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR METAREA VIII (S), METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES MAURITIUS, FRIDAY 16 MAY 2008 AT 1245 UTC. WIND SPEED IN KNOTS. SEA STATE. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. VISIBILITY. PART 1 : WARNING NIL. PART 2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 16 MAY 2008 - 1200 UTC TROUGH AXIS ALONG 02S 55E, 03S 65E, 02S 75E, 05S 85E, 07S 95E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 07S 68E, 09S 75E, 12S 80E, 16S 90E, 14S 95E. TROUGH AXIS ALONG 21S 55E, 23S 65E, 26S 75E, 33S 80E. WAVE NEAR 21S 80E. HIGH 1030 HPA NEAR 32S 62E. HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 33S 100E. PART 3 : AREA FORECAST VALID UP TO SATURDAY 17 MAY 2008 AT 1200 UTC 8/1: SOUTH EASTERLY TO EAST SOUTH EASTERLY10-20 GUSTY. SEA ROUGH. SCATTERED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN NORTH. VISIBILITY GOOD BECOMING POOR IN SHOWERS. 8/2: NORTH EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY 10-15 IN SOUTH WEST AND EAST SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10-20 GUSTY ELSEWHERE. SEA MODERATE TO ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY GOOD. 8/3, 8/4: EAST SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTH EASTERLY 10-20 LOCALLY GUSTY. SEA MODERATE TO ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY GOOD. 8/5: EAST SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTH EASTERLY 10-15. SEA MODERATE. ISOLATED THUNDERY SHOWERS IN NORTH WEST. VISIBILITY MODERATE. 8/6: SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 10-15. SEA MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH UNDER SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS. 8/7: SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 10-20 IN SOUTH BECOMING SOUTH SOUTH WESTERLY 10-15 IN NORTH. SEA MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH IN SOUTH EAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY MODERATE. PART 4 : OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS LITTLE CHANGE. T.O.O : 16/1245 UTC END= ==========