####018002971#### FQZA83 FAPR 050830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 05th OF MAY 2024 AT 08:30 UTC. 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 051000 TO 061000 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: SW to W 35 in the south. 2. CAPE WEST: NW 35 to 40 over the central and south-eastern parts for the first half of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 30s51e. Low 986 hPa 47s13e Low 998 hPa 40s01e. 1. Cold Front: 40s10e 45s15e into 47s13e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south-west. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 15, but S to SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 over the central parts for the first half of the period, otherwise SE to E 10 to 15 but S to SW 10 to 20 in the south spreading to the central parts by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers over the central and southern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-east, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but NW 15 to 25 in the south-west where it will become SW 15 to 20 from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west spreading to the southern parts by mid-period, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W): WIND : SW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south and east, with SW to W swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 over the central and south- eastern parts for the first half of the period but W to SW 15 to 25 in the west spreading to the central parts by mid- period. VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0m to 7.0m over the central and south- eastern parts, with W to SW swell.####018004692#### FQZA81 FAPR 050830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST OF 20E. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 05th 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 051000 TO 061000 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 EAST: N to NW 35 to 40 in the west. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW 35 in the west by mid-period spreading to the central parts by the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 30s51e. Low 986 hPa 47s13e Low 998 hPa 40s01e. 1. Cold Front: 40s10e 45s15e into 47s13e. AREA FORECAST: ============== CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 over the central parts at first, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south- west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with mainly W to NW swell but 5.0 to 7.0m in the west with SW to W swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the south-east, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north. VIS : Good. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in extreme the north. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme north-west, but NE to E 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the west by mid-period spreading to the central parts by end of the period. It will become W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the west and south, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/05/05 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 OVER SOUTH-EASTERN WAM AT FIRST, SOUTHERN AMS, EASTERN CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/05 AT 0000 UTC : - LOW 988 HPA NEAR 47S/60E WITH A COLD FRONT AXIS 0S/50E, 41S/63E, 45S/64E, 48S/61E, MOVING EASTWARD.- HIGH 1027 HPA NEAR 30S/50E STATIONARY. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 05/05/24 AT 0600 UTC TO 06/05/24 AT 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) : FRONTAL RAINS AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN.WIND : W 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY 7 OR 8 WITH SEVERE GUSTS OVER SOUTH-EASTERN AT FIRST AND ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER FAR NORTHERN.SEA: ROUGH, VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTH-EASTERN AND BECOMING MODERATE OVER NORTH -WESTERN. S OR SW SWELL, 2 TO 4 METERS.VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) : FRONTAL RAINS AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN.WIND : NW 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH INCREASING LOCALLY 7 OR 8 WITH VIOLENT GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN AND DECREASING LATER W 3 TO 5 BY WESTERN BUT ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER FAR NORTHERN AREA.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. LONG SW SWELL, 3 TO 5 METERS.VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) : FRONTAL RAINS AND SHOWERS OVER EASTERN AT FIRST THEN SHOWERS.WIND : W 6 TO 7 WITH SEVERE GUSTS, LOCALLY 8 OVER EASTERN AT FIRST, DECREASING GRADUALLY 3 TO 5 BY WESTERN THEN SETTING-UP LATER N OR NW 5 TO 7 BY WESTERN.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. W SWELL, 2 TO 4 METERS.VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) : FRONTAL RAINS AND SHOWERS.WIND : CLOCKWISE 5 TO 6, INCREASING NW 7 OR 8 WITH VIOLENT GUSTS AHEAD FRONT AND INCREASING W OR SW 7 WITH SEVERE GUSTS BEHIND FRONT.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL, 3 TO 5 METERS.VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.