####018004379#### FQZA81 FAPR 250830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST OF 20E. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 25th OF APRIL 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 251000 TO 261000 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 06:00Z ===================== High 1030 hPa 39s03e High 1028 hPa 42s64e. Low 990 hPa 42s26w Low 1012 hPa 48s35e. AREA FORECAST: ============== CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in the extreme east, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 but S to SE 15 to 25 in the west spreading to the central parts by mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 but S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east at first, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 but E to NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south- west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the south at first, with S to SW swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places over the central and eastern parts but S to SW 15 to 25 in the west spreading to the central parts by mid-period reaching 30 in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west towards the end of the period, with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/04/25 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, 24/04/25 AT 0000 UTC : - COLD FRONT CF OVER NORTHEASTERN AMS, MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD ET LEAVING THE AREA AT END. - HIGH 1026 HPA NEAR 39S/53E, MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD. - COLD FRONT CG AXIS 41S/24E, 62S/39E MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/04/24 AT 0600 UTC TO 26/04/24 AT 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) : SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER WESTERN PART.WIND: EASTERLY 4 TO 5, LOCALLY 6 IN NORTHERN, ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH. GUSTS.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH AT FIRST FROM SOUTHWESTERN. SW SWELL 3 TO 4 METERS ABATING.VISI: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) : FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN PART. SQUALLS.WIND: NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 OVER NORTHEASTERN, BACKING EAST TO SOUTHEAST BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTS.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 5 METERS.VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) : SHOWERS OVER WESTERN.WIND: WEST OR VARIABLE 2 TO 4 INCREASING NORTHERLY 4 TO 5 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SOON, 4 TO 6 LATER AND LOCALLY 7 OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN AT END AHEAD COLD FRONT CG.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER NORTHEASTERN BECOMING MODERATE FROM SOUTHWEST ERN, THEN LOCALLY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN AT END. SW WELL 2 TO 3 METERS.VISI: MODERATE OR POOR UNDER SHOWERS. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) : SCATTERED SHOWERS.WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY 3 TO 5 LOCALLY 6 OVER SOUTHEASTERN, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 BY WESTERN AREA.SEA: VERY ROUGH TO LOCALLY HIGH OVERNIGHT, ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN THE DAYTIME. SW SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS ABATING.VISI: MODERATE UNDER SHOWERS.####018003255#### FQZA83 FAPR 250830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 25th OF APRIL 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 251000 TO 261000 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: N to NW 35 in the west spreading to the central parts by the end of the period. It will become W to SW 35 to 40 in the extreme south-west at the end of the period. 2. CAPE WEST: SE to E 35 in the north-east from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1030 hPa 39s03e High 1028 hPa 42s64e. Low 990 hPa 42s26w Low 1012 hPa 48s35e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 15 to 20. VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the extreme north- west. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SE 10 to 20 but S to SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east at times. VIS : Good but moderate in isolated thundershowers in the north- east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places but poor in the south- west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-west from mid-period, with NW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in places, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 but N to NW 25 to 35 in the west spreading to the central parts by the end of the period. It will become W to SW 20 to 30 in the extreme west at the end of the period reaching 35 to 40 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good but poor in showers and rain (with embedded thundershowers) in the west spreading to the central parts by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the west spreading to the central parts by the end of the period, while reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south- west from mid-period, with N to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme south, otherwise SE to E 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the north-east from mid-period. It will become N to NW 15 to 20 in the south-west from mid- period. VIS : Good but moderate in light showers in the south-east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-eastern parts from mid-period, reaching 4.0m towards the end of the period, with S to SE swell.