####018006440#### FQZA31 FAPR 011730 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 01ST OF MAY 2024 AT 17:30 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 1700 UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE STRONGER THAN AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING : - GALE FORCE 8 OVER WAM, CRO AND KER. - STRONG GALE FORCE 9 EXPECTED OVER KER THEN CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/01 AT 1200 UTC : - LOW 950 HPA NEAR 55S/74E WITH ASSOCIATED CF COLD FRONT AND AXIS 37S/41E, 38S/49E, 43S/65E, 47S/76E, 50S/78E MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH 1021 HPA NEAR 32S/83E MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 01/05/24 AT 1800 UTC TO 02/05/24 AT 1800 UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF. WIND: NW 5 TO 7, LOCALLY 8, GUSTY AHEAD OF CF, BACKING SW 5 TO 6 BEHIND CF VIA SW ZONE. SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 OVER THE WHOLE ZONE AT THE END OF THE TERM. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL OF 3 TO 4 M. VIS: VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) :RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF. WIND: NW 5 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 GUSTY AHEAD OF CF BACKING SW 5 TO 6 BEHIND CF THROUGH SW ZONE AT END OF TERM. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL OF 4 TO 6 M ABATING. VIS: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) :RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF THEN SHOWERS WITH SNOW OVER SOUTHERN ZONE. WIND: NW FORCE 7/8 WITH GUSTS AHEAD OF CF BACKING SW OR W 6 TO 7 INCREASING IN THE DAYTIME SW 7 TO 9. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M CROSSED WITH SMALL NW SWELL. VIS: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) :SHOWERS, RAIN AND FRONTAL SQUALLS WITH CF. WIND: NW 7 TO 8 AHEAD OF CF FRONT WITH GUSTS NEAR FRONT THEN TEMPORARILY BACKING SW 5 TO 7 THEN INCREASING NW 6 TO 8 AT END OF TERM. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH. LONG SW SWELL 2 TO 5 M, GRADUALLY ABATING BY WEST ZONE, CROSSED BY A NW SWELL 3/4 M. VIS: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.####018004708#### FQZA81 FAPR 011730 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.EAST OF 20E. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 01ST OF MAY 2024 AT 17:30 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. 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: ============== 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 1700 UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE STRONGER THAN AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING : - GALE FORCE 8 OVER WAM, CRO AND KER. - STRONG GALE FORCE 9 EXPECTED OVER KER THEN CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/01 AT 1200 UTC : - LOW 950 HPA NEAR 55S/74E WITH ASSOCIATED CF COLD FRONT AND AXIS 37S/41E, 38S/49E, 43S/65E, 47S/76E, 50S/78E MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH 1021 HPA NEAR 32S/83E MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 01/05/24 AT 1800 UTC TO 02/05/24 AT 1800 UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF. WIND: NW 5 TO 7, LOCALLY 8, GUSTY AHEAD OF CF, BACKING SW 5 TO 6 BEHIND CF VIA SW ZONE. SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 OVER THE WHOLE ZONE AT THE END OF THE TERM. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL OF 3 TO 4 M. VIS: VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) :RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF. WIND: NW 5 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 GUSTY AHEAD OF CF BACKING SW 5 TO 6 BEHIND CF THROUGH SW ZONE AT END OF TERM. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL OF 4 TO 6 M ABATING. VIS: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) :RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF THEN SHOWERS WITH SNOW OVER SOUTHERN ZONE. WIND: NW FORCE 7/8 WITH GUSTS AHEAD OF CF BACKING SW OR W 6 TO 7 INCREASING IN THE DAYTIME SW 7 TO 9. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M CROSSED WITH SMALL NW SWELL. VIS: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) :SHOWERS, RAIN AND FRONTAL SQUALLS WITH CF. WIND: NW 7 TO 8 AHEAD OF CF FRONT WITH GUSTS NEAR FRONT THEN TEMPORARILY BACKING SW 5 TO 7 THEN INCREASING NW 6 TO 8 AT END OF TERM. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH. LONG SW SWELL 2 TO 5 M, GRADUALLY ABATING BY WEST ZONE, CROSSED BY A NW SWELL 3/4 M. VIS: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.####018003029#### FQZA83 FAPR 011730 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.WEST OF 20E. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 01ST OF MAY 2024 AT 17:30 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. 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.