FQZA31 FAPR 190830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 19th March 2023 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 191000 to 201000 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: ==================== Nil. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ====================== High 1026 hPa 37s39e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 15, but SW 05 in the extreme south-east at times. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 05 in the south-west, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but poor in fog patches in the extreme from mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40Se, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 10 to 15 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20, reaching 25 over the south-central parts, but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme south-west at first. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, but good over the central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme south-west by the end of the period, SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the east, reaching in the 30 in places in the north-east towards mid-period, otherwise variable 05 to 10 in the extreme south-west at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south-west. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE 20 to 30 in the north-west at first, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, but N to NW 05 to 15 in the south-east until mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west at first, spreading to the east towards the end of the period. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 over the central parts, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : E to SE 10 to 15, but NE 10 to 15 in the south. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in places, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-east at times, SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/03/19 at 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here.). PART 1: WARNING : - Nil. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/03/19 at 0000 UTC : - Squally weather over WAM moving south-eastward. - High 1026 area 40S/59E, moving eastward rapidly. - Cold front over south-western area later. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS from 19/03/24 at 0600 UTC to 20/03/24 at 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) : Squally weather. WIND: variable 3 to 5. Gusts in squalls. SEA : Moderate to rough from North to South by SW swell 2 to 3 m. VIS : Poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) : Showers. Squalls later. WIND: anticlockwise 2/4 in north, easterly 3 to 5 in south. Gusts. SEA : moderate to locally rough in south. SW swell 2 to 3 m. VIS : poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) : Scattered showers. Frontal rain and showers at end. WIND: NW 4 to 6 from northern to southern, increasing locally 7. Backing SW 5/7 at end in south-west. SEA : Rough to very rough from North to South. SW swell 3 to 5 m. VISI: poor in precipitations. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) : Scattered showers. WIND: anticlockwise 23 to 5 over Northern area increasing NW 5 to 7 in south. Gusts. SEA : Rough to very rough from North to South by SW swell 3 to 5 m over Southern area. VIS : poor in precipitation.