####018008198#### FQZA31 FAPR 040830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 04th OF MAY 2024 AT 08:30 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 041000 TO 051000 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. RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER: 16/10/20232024 1.A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (HIDAYA) 2.A POSITION 2024/05/04 AT 0600 UTC: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 7.4 S / 40.0 E (SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) MOVEMENT: NORTH-WEST 7 KT 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS: 3.5/4.0/W 1.0/24 H 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE: 993 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN): 50 KT RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS (RMW): 28 KM 6.A EXTENSION OF WIND BY QUADRANTS (KM): 28 KT NE: 55 SE: 130 SW: 150 NW: 130 34 KT NE: 0 SE: 95 SW: 110 NW: 75 48 KT NE: 0 SE: 0 SW: 60 NW: 0 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1008 HPA / 200 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: DEEP 1.B FORECASTS (WINDS RADII IN KM): 12H: 2024/05/04 18 UTC: 6.5 S / 39.2 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, FILLING UP 28 KT NE: 0 SE: 155 SW: 75 NW: 0 24H: 2024/05/05 06 UTC: 5.5 S / 39.3 E, VENT MAX= 025 KT, DISSIPATING GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== 1. TRISTAN: W to NW 35 over the central parts, otherwise S to SW 35 in the south-west at mid-period spreading towards the south-east in the second half of the period. 2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west spreading towards the south-east by the end of the period. 3. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 over the central parts at first, as well as reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west in the second half of the period. 4. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-east. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 25s00e High 1030 hPa 33s48e. Low 1010 hPa 38s26e Low 1006 hPa 43s18e Low 964 hPa 57s08w. Cold Front: 30s16e 35s23e into 38s26e into 43s18e. Cold Front: 36s06w 40s02w 45s03e 50s05e 55s05e into 57s08w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the south-west. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 over the central parts, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but W to NW 15 to 25 in the south, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the extreme south- west spreading towards the south-east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south from mid-period, SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but anticyclonic 05 in the south-west becoming N to NW 15 to 25 towards mid-period. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 over the central parts, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 35 in the south-west at mid-period spreading towards the south-east in the second half of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 6.0 to 7.0m in the central parts and south-east, sub-siding in the second half of the period, W to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west spreading towards the south-east by the end of the period, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 in the south-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south spreading towards the north-west in the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 6.0m to 7.0m in the south-west spreading towards in the south-east by the end of the period, W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east at first, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 35 over the central parts at first, as well as reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west in the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west spreading towards the east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the central parts with SE swell and extreme south-east with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 in the south-east, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but N to NE 15 to 25 in the west. It will become SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme north-east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme north-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme north, becoming NE N to NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-east, becoming anti-cyclonic 05 over the west central parts by mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the north-east, W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/05/04 AT 0500UTC 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, SOUTHERN WAM AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/04 AT 0000 UTC: - COLD FRONT (CF) EASTERN AMS. - COLD FRONT (CG) OVER WESTERN CRO AT FIRST. - COLD FRONT (CH) LEAVING EASTERN AREA. - HIGH 1030 HPA NEAR 33S/45E WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING OVER WAM AND AMS. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 04/05/24 AT 0600 UTC TO 05/05/24 AT 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E): SHOWERS MORE FREQUENT IN THE SOUTH LATER. WIND : NORTH HALF: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 INCREASING S 5 OVER EASTERN AT FIRST. SOUTH HALF: W 4 TO 6 INCREASING LOCALLY 7/8. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 ABATING. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E): RAIN, SHOWERS AND LOCALLY THUNDERY SQUALLS (CF). WIND : W OR SW 5/6, LOCALLY 7 IN SOUTH-WEST AT END, AND DECREASING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVERNIGHT. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3/5 METERS. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E): RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS ( CG) LOCALLY SNOW IN THE SOUTH. WIND : MAINLY W OR NW 5/7 LOCALLY 8 AND DECREASING TEMPORARILY NE 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH-WEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SW SWELL 4 A 6 METERS ABATING. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E): SHOWERS. RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS AT END ( CG). WIND : W 5/6, BECOMING CLOCKWISE 4 TO 6 LOCALLY 7/8 OVER WESTERN AT END. SEA: OFTEN VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 4/6M. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.####018005928#### FQZA81 FAPR 040830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII, EAST OF 20E. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 04th OF MAY 2024 AT 08:30 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 041000 TO 051000 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. RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER: 16/10/20232024 1.A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 10 (HIDAYA) 2.A POSITION 2024/05/04 AT 0600 UTC: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 7.4 S / 40.0 E (SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) MOVEMENT: NORTH-WEST 7 KT 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS: 3.5/4.0/W 1.0/24 H 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE: 993 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN): 50 KT RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS (RMW): 28 KM 6.A EXTENSION OF WIND BY QUADRANTS (KM): 28 KT NE: 55 SE: 130 SW: 150 NW: 130 34 KT NE: 0 SE: 95 SW: 110 NW: 75 48 KT NE: 0 SE: 0 SW: 60 NW: 0 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBAR (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1008 HPA / 200 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: DEEP 1.B FORECASTS (WINDS RADII IN KM): 12H: 2024/05/04 18 UTC: 6.5 S / 39.2 E, VENT MAX= 030 KT, FILLING UP 28 KT NE: 0 SE: 155 SW: 75 NW: 0 24H: 2024/05/05 06 UTC: 5.5 S / 39.3 E, VENT MAX= 025 KT, DISSIPATING GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== 1. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 over the central parts at first, as well as reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west in the second half of the period. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-east. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 25s00e High 1030 hPa 33s48e. Low 1010 hPa 38s26e Low 1006 hPa 43s18e Low 964 hPa 57s08w. Cold Front: 30s16e 35s23e into 38s26e into 43s18e. Cold Front: 36s06w 40s02w 45s03e 50s05e 55s05e into 57s08w. AREA FORECAST: ============== CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east at first, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 35 over the central parts at first, as well as reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west in the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west spreading towards the east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the central parts with SE swell and extreme south-east with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 in the south-east, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but N to NE 15 to 25 in the west. It will become SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme north-east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme north-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme north, becoming NE N to NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-east, becoming anti-cyclonic 05 over the west central parts by mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the north-east, W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/05/04 AT 0500UTC 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, SOUTHERN WAM AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/04 AT 0000 UTC: - COLD FRONT (CF) EASTERN AMS. - COLD FRONT (CG) OVER WESTERN CRO AT FIRST. - COLD FRONT (CH) LEAVING EASTERN AREA. - HIGH 1030 HPA NEAR 33S/45E WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING OVER WAM AND AMS. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 04/05/24 AT 0600 UTC TO 05/05/24 AT 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E): SHOWERS MORE FREQUENT IN THE SOUTH LATER. WIND : NORTH HALF: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 INCREASING S 5 OVER EASTERN AT FIRST. SOUTH HALF: W 4 TO 6 INCREASING LOCALLY 7/8. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 ABATING. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E): RAIN, SHOWERS AND LOCALLY THUNDERY SQUALLS (CF). WIND : W OR SW 5/6, LOCALLY 7 IN SOUTH-WEST AT END, AND DECREASING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVERNIGHT. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3/5 METERS. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E): RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS ( CG) LOCALLY SNOW IN THE SOUTH. WIND : MAINLY W OR NW 5/7 LOCALLY 8 AND DECREASING TEMPORARILY NE 3 TO 5 IN SOUTH-WEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH AT FIRST. SW SWELL 4 A 6 METERS ABATING. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E): SHOWERS. RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS AT END ( CG). WIND : W 5/6, BECOMING CLOCKWISE 4 TO 6 LOCALLY 7/8 OVER WESTERN AT END. SEA: OFTEN VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 4/6M. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.####018003939#### FQNT21 EGRR 040800 SECURITE HIGH SEAS BULLETIN FOR METAREA 1 ISSUED AT 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 04 MAY 2024 BY THE MET OFFICE, EXETER, UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PERIOD 0800 UTC ON SATURDAY 04 MAY UNTIL 0800 UTC ON SUNDAY 05 MAY 2024 STORM WARNING EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE 10 AT TIMES UNTIL 041800UTC IN NORTWESTERN PARTS OF DENMARK STRAIT NEAR THE ICE EDGE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 040000UTC, LOW 66 NORTH 30 WEST 999 EXPECTED 63 NORTH 33 WEST 994 BY 050000UTC. LOW 46 NORTH 10 WEST 1003 EXPECTED 49 NORTH 09 WEST BY SAME TIME. LOW 43 NORTH 40 WEST 999 EXPECTED 42 NORTH 43 WEST 1004 BY THAT TIME AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS SOLE EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5, BECOMING CYCLONIC 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD SHANNON ROCKALL VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BECOMING CYCLONIC 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD BAILEY VARIABLE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS, FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 3 TO 5. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. SHOWERS OR FOG PATCHES. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR EAST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTHWEST, SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY BECOMING CYCLONIC, 4 TO 6. MODERATE OR ROUGH. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHEAST, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER. MODERATE. RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR AT FIRST WEST NORTHERN SECTION IN NORTH, CYCLONIC 6 TO GALE 8, OCCASIONALLY SEVERE GALE 9 OR STORM 10 AT FIRST IN FAR NORTHWEST NEAR THE ICE EDGE. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT ICING UNTIL LATER IN FAR NORTHWEST. IN SOUTH, WESTERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN WEST. WINTRY SHOWERS. GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR EAST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTHWEST, NORTHERLY 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR DRIZZLE AT TIMES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR. IN SOUTHEAST, CYCLONIC 3 TO 5 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, PERHAPS THUNDERY AT FIRST. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY POOR WEST CENTRAL SECTION IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN FAR NORTH. MODERATE OR ROUGH. MAINLY FAIR. GOOD. IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTHWEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH, OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR WEST. MAINLY FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD DENMARK STRAIT EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 7 TO SEVERE GALE 9, OCCASIONALLY STORM 10 NEAR THE ICE EDGE, BUT CYCLONIC 5 TO 7 IN SOUTHEAST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE TO VERY POOR, OCCASIONALLY GOOD IN FAR SOUTHEAST. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES HERE OF MS02 TO MS04 NORTH ICELAND IN NORTH, NORTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN WEST. MODERATE OR ROUGH. OCCASIONAL SLEET OR SNOW. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. OCCASIONAL LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES HERE OF MS02 TO MS04. IN SOUTH, EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BUT 7 OR GALE 8 IN FAR WEST. MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH IN WEST. OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SLEET WITH FOG BANKS. MODERATE OR POOR, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR. LIGHT OR MODERATE ICING IN FAR NORTHWEST NEAR THE ICE EDGE WITH TEMPERATURES HERE OF MS02 TO MS04 NORWEGIAN BASIN EASTERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY 4 TO 6, BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 LATER IN SOUTH. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FOG PATCHES. MODERATE OR GOOD, OCCASIONALLY VERY POOR OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 24 HOURS: SEVERE GALES EXPECTED IN DENMARK STRAIT. GALES EXPECTED IN NORTH ICELAND AND WEST NORTHERN SECTION UNSCHEDULED STORM WARNINGS ARE BROADCAST VIA SAFETYNET AND IN BULLETIN WONT54 EGRR AVAILABLE VIA SOME INTERNET AND FTPMAIL OUTLETS####018003512#### FQZA83 FAPR 040830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII, WEST OF 20E. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 04th OF MAY 2024 AT 08:30 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 041000 TO 051000 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: W to NW 35 over the central parts, otherwise S to SW 35 in the south-west at mid-period spreading towards the south-east in the second half of the period. 2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west spreading towards the south-east by the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 25s00e High 1030 hPa 33s48e. Low 1010 hPa 38s26e Low 1006 hPa 43s18e Low 964 hPa 57s08w. Cold Front: 30s16e 35s23e into 38s26e into 43s18e. Cold Front: 36s06w 40s02w 45s03e 50s05e 55s05e into 57s08w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the south-west. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 over the central parts, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but W to NW 15 to 25 in the south, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the extreme south- west spreading towards the south-east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south from mid-period, SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but anticyclonic 05 in the south-west becoming N to NW 15 to 25 towards mid-period. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 over the central parts, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 35 in the south-west at mid-period spreading towards the south-east in the second half of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 6.0 to 7.0m in the central parts and south-east, sub-siding in the second half of the period, W to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west spreading towards the south-east by the end of the period, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 in the south-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south spreading towards the north-west in the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 6.0m to 7.0m in the south-west spreading towards in the south-east by the end of the period, W to SW swell.