FQZA31 FAPR 061845 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06TH OF APRIL 2025 AT 18:45 UTC. FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW. NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. AREA 1: ======= FORECAST VALID FROM 062200 TO 072200 UTC: WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M. NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS. INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER. GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== 1. TRISTAN: SE to E 35 in the west towards the end of the period. 2. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in the west and north-west until mid-period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 35s04w, High 1034 hPa 42s41e Low 998 hPa 50s06w 1. Cold Front: 34s18w 40s07w 45s00w into 50s06w AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, but NE to N 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west towards the end of the period, mainly SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : NW to N 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-west at first, but variable 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south until mid-period, with S swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east at first, otherwise SE to E 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in the west, and 35 towards the end of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west and south-west, spreading to the south-east and western half from mid-period, with S to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to NW 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the central and western parts in the second half of the period, but NE 20 to 30 in the south-east until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the north-eastern parts, spreading to the south- eastern parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north and eastern half, subsiding in the second half of the period, with SE swell but with S to SW swell in the north-east. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the west and north-west until mid-period. It will become SW 10 to 20 in the west towards the end of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places, but poor in thundershowers in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the west at first with S to SW swell but with E to NE swell in the north-west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the north-west, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in the southern and central parts, with E to SE swell but with S to SW swell in the west. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise SE to E 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the northern and southern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south towards the end of the period, with S swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but E to NE 10 to 20 in the south. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east at first, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south, but NE to N 05 to 15 in the north-west. VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south and south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the southern half, with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/04/06 AT 1400UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 EXPECTED OVER CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/04/06 AT 1200UTC - NOT ACTIVE COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN KER AT FIRST. - SQUALLY WEATHER OVER FAR NORTHERN AMS. - HIGH 1034 HPA NEAR 42S/41E MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/04/06 AT 1800UTC TO 25/04/07 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 INCREASING LOCALLY 6 OVER FAR NORTHERN. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SSW SWELL 3 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SQUALLY WEATHER OVER NORTHERN. WIND : VARIABLE OR ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, INCREASING LOCALLY SE 6 OVER NORTHERN. GUSTS IN SQUALLS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : WESTERLY 6 TO 7, LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN, DECREASING W 3 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL SHOWERS AT FIRST. WIND : WESTERLY 5 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.