####018006185#### FQZA31 FAPR 010830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 01ST OF MAY 2024 AT 13:30 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 012200 TO 022200 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. CAPE WEST: W to SW 35 in places in the north-west and spreading south- eastward. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the south. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== Low 33s01w 994 hPa Low 37s01e 994 hPa Low 46s00e 986 hPa Low 37s23e 1012 hPa High 48s23e 1022 hPa Cold Front: 25s12w, 30s03w, into 33s01w (994 hPa) into 37s01e (994 hPa) cont. into 46s00e (986 hPa). Cold Front: 34s45, 40s54e, 45s71e, 50s78e into 54s72e (945 hPa). AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 in the south-west reaching 30 in the extreme south-east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m S to SE swell, subsiding from midday. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20 reaching 30 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good, but poor to very poor in fog in the extreme east and moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m S to SW swell in the extreme south-west. TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 becoming anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west from midday. VIS : Good in the west, otherwise moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m S to SE swell reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in places in the south, subsiding from midday. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : N to NW 10 to 20, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west reaching 35 in places in the north-west and spreading south- eastward. VIS : Good in the east, otherwise moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, W to NW swell reaching 5.0m in places in the north-west and spreading south-eastward. It will become W to SW swell in the west towards mid-period. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but E to NE 10 to 20 in the west. It will become anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m S to SW swell in places. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NW 10 to 15 in the extreme north-east, otherwise W to SW 10 to 20, but S to SE 10 to 15 in the extreme south-west spreading northward. VIS : Good in the east, otherwise moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 SW swell in places at the end of the period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme north. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m E to SE swell in the extreme north. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : E to NW 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 35 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate to in showers and rain in places in the south-east. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m SW swell reaching 5.5 to 6.5m from midnight in the south. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/05/01 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE.). PART 1: WARNING : - STRONG GALE FORCE 9 OVER KER. - GALE FORCE 8 OVER CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/01 AT 0000 UTC : - LOW 970 HPA NEAR 53S/62E WITH COLD FRONT CH ASSOCIATED AND AXIS 39S/36E, 43S/52E, 49S/62E MOVING EASTWARD.- HIGH 1021 HPA NEAR 29S/61E MOVING EAST-NORTH-EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 01/05/24 AT 0600 UTC TO 02/05/24 AT 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) : FRONTAL RAINS AND SHOWERS CH. WIND: NW 5 TO 7 WITH GUSTS AHEAD CH BACKING SW 5 TO 6 BEHIND CH BY SOUTH- WESTERN AREA. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL 4 TO 6 M DECREASING GRADUALLY. VISI: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) : FEW SHOWERS THEN FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS CH BY SOUTH-WESTERN AREA AT END. WIND: NW 4 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 WITH GUSTS AHEAD CH. SEA : ROUGH TO HIGH. LONG SW SWELL 4 TO 5 M. VISI: BECOMING POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) : FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS (CH), THEN SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY SNOWY SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA. WIND: NW 8 WITH GUSTS AHEAD CH BACKING SW OR W 6 TO 7. SEA : VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL 4 TO 6 M DECREASING GRADUALLY 3 TO 4 M. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) : FRONTAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS CH. WIND: NW 7 TO 8 AHEAD FRONT LOCALLY 9 WITH VIOLENT GUSTS NEAR FRONT, AND BACKING W 6 TO 8 OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. LONG SW SWELL 6 TO 8 M, DECREASING GRADUALLY BY WESTERN AREA. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.