Southwest Indian Ocean: 99S.INVEST

[RattleMan]

[Chacor]

Wow. It's barely 18 days into the new tropical cyclone year, and the season doesn't start for another three and a half months. It'd be like a February invest.

[Chacor]

FQIO25 FIMP 180100
1:31:08:11:00

SECURITE

SHIPPING BULLETIN FOR METAREA VIII (S), METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
MAURITIUS, FRIDAY 18 JULY 2008 AT 0100 UTC.

WIND SPEED IN KNOTS. SEA STATE. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. VISIBILITY.


PART 1 : TTT WARNING OF NEAR GALE.

STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE EASTERLY TO EAST SOUTH EASTERLY WINDS
TOGETHER WITH ROUGH TO LOCALLY VERY ROUGH SEAS EXIST IN AREA
BOUNDED BY LATITUDES 12S AND 25S AND LONGITUDES 60E AND 95E.

T.O.O: 18/0100Z.


PART 2 : GENERAL SYNOPSIS, FRIDAY 18 JULY 2008 - 0000 UTC.

LOW 1007 HPA NEAR 06S 63E.

ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER BETWEEN LATITUDES 00 AND 07'S AND
LONGITUDES 80'E AND 100'E.

FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG 29S 107E, 35S 114E INTO LOW NEAR 35S 111E.

FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG 29S 48E, 31S 57E.

HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 34S 81E.


PART 3 : AREA FORECAST VALID UP TO SATURDAY 19 JULY 2008 AT 0000
UTC.

8/1: NORTHERLY TO VARIABLE 10 IN EXTREME SOUTH WEST, EASTERLY TO
EAST SOUTH EASTELY 15-25 ELSEWHERE. LOCALLY GUSTING 30 IN NORTH.
SEA MODERATE IN SOUTH WEST, ROUGH ELSEWHERE.VISIBILITY GOOD.


8/2: SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH EASTERLY 15-25 IN EAST, EAST SOUTH EASTERLY
TO EASTERLY 15-25 ELSEWHERE. LOCALLY GUSTING 30-35. SEA ROUGH TO
LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. SCATTERED SHOWERS.VISIBILITY MODERATE.


8/3: SOUTH-EASTERLY 20-25 IN EXTREME EAST, EAST SOUTH EASTERLY
20-25 ELSEWHERE. LOCALLY GUSTING 30-35 IN EAST. SEA ROUGH TO
LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN NORTH.VISIBILITY MODERATE.


8/4: SOUTH-EASTRELY TO EAST SOUTH EASTERLY 25.LOCALLY GUSTING
30-35.SEA ROUGH TO LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN
CENTRAL PART.VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS.


8/5: CLOCKWISE 10-15 AROUND LOW, SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 15-20
IN EXTREME EAST, SOUTH WESTERLY TO LOCALLY VARIABLE 05-10 IN
EXTREME NORTH, EAST SOUTH EASTERLY TO EASTERLY 10-15 ELSEWHERE.
LOCALLY GUSTY. SEA ROUGH . SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM IN CENTER.
VISIBILITY POOR IN THUNDERY SHOWERS.


8/6: SOUTH-EASTERLY TO EAST SOUTH EASTERLY 20 IN EXTREME SOUTH WEST
TURNING TO SOUTH WESTERLY 10 IN EXTREME NORTH WEST, SOUTHERLY TO
VARIABLE 10 IN EXTREME NORTH, EASTERLY 15-20 ELSEWHERE, LOCALLY
GUSTING 30-35. SEA ROUGH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.VISIBILITY POOR
IN THUNDERY SHOWERS.


8/7: WEST OF 50'E: SOUTH EASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY 30-35. SEA MODERATE
HIGH WAVES, ISOLATED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY FAIR .

EAST OF 50'E: SOUTH EASTERLY 25-30 IN SOUTH TO SOUTH WESTERLY 25-30
IN NORTH. SEA MODERATE HIGH WAVES. SCATTERED SHOWERS. VISIBILITY
MODERATE.


PART 4 : OUTLOOK FOR FURTHER 24 HOURS :

NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.


T.O.O : 18/0100 UTC=


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[Chacor]

[CrazyC83]

Doesn't look very good, but to get an Invest down there in July is impressive. That would be like January up here.

[HurricaneRobert]

I saw this yesterday, but I didn't think it would get an invest.

[wyq614]

Gone from NRL

[Chacor]

A little premature, imo.