####018005652#### FQZA31 FAPR 090830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09th 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 091000 TO 101000 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: NW to W 35 in the south-west. 2. CAPE WEST: NW to W 35 in the south-east. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-east during the first half of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 30s50e 1024 hPa. High 30s15w 1024 hPa. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m SE swell in the south, reaching 3.5m in places. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the extreme south-east in the first half of the period. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, but anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m, SE to S swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 in places in the east but SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m, SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W): WIND : SW to 20 to 30 in the east, otherwise NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, SW to W swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the east reaching 35 to 40 in the south-east, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0m SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m W to SW swell the extreme west, spreading eastwards whilst reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in places. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20, reaching 30 in the west. VIS : Good. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to S 10 to 20 becoming N to NE 05 to 15 in the south from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : SE to E 15 to 25, but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the north, SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east during the first half of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/05/09 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 AMS, CRO and KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/09 at 0000 UTC : - High 1027 over northern WAM, almost stationary, weakening a little. - Waving front CFover CRO and KER with deepening low over KER. - Low 960 hPa near 59S/41E with cold front CH associated and axis 39S/10E, 43S/19E, 49S/28E moving Eastward 20kt. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS from 09/05/24 at 0600 UTC to 10/05/24 at 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E): Showers associated with CF over southern area. WIND: Anticlockwise 3 to 5. Westerly 3/5 over southern area. SEA : Moderate, locally rough in south. Westerly swell 2 to 3 m over southern area. VISI : Moderate under showers. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E): Rains or showers under CF over Southern area. WIND: Increasing W to SW 6/7 locally 8 over South-Eastern area. Gusts. SEA : Moderate or rough from North to South locally very rough over South-Eastern area. SW swell 2 to 4 m over southern area. VISI: Poor under precipitation. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E): Rain or frontal showers CF over North-Eastern area at beginning then frontal rain and showers CH by South-Western area at end. WIND: NW 6/7 locally 8 ahead CH. Gusts. SEA : Moderate to rough becoming rough to very rough by South-Western area. Westerly swell 3 to 5 m. VISI: Poor under precipitation. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E): Rain, frontal showers and squalls under the low associated with CF. WIND: Westerly 5 to 7 over Southern area becoming clockwise 6 to 8 over Northern area. Gusts. SEA : Rough to very rough becoming moderate to rough. SW swell 3 to 4 m decreasing. VISI: Poor under precipitation.####018002465#### FQZA83 FAPR 090830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20 EAST. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09th 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 091000 TO 101000 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: NW to W 35 in the south-east. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-east during the first half of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 30s50e 1024 hPa. High 30s15w 1024 hPa. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m SE swell in the south, reaching 3.5m in places. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the extreme south-east in the first half of the period. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, but anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m, SE to S swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 in places in the east but SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m, SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W): WIND : SW to 20 to 30 in the east, otherwise NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, SW to W swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the east reaching 35 to 40 in the south-east, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0m SW swell.####018004251#### FQZA81 FAPR 090830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST OF 20 EAST. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09th 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 091000 TO 101000 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: NW to W 35 in the south-west. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 30s50e 1024 hPa. High 30s15w 1024 hPa. AREA FORECAST: ============== CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m W to SW swell the extreme west, spreading eastwards whilst reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in places. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20, reaching 30 in the west. VIS : Good. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to S 10 to 20 becoming N to NE 05 to 15 in the south from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : SE to E 15 to 25, but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the north, SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east during the first half of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/05/09 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 AMS, CRO and KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/05/09 at 0000 UTC : - High 1027 over northern WAM, almost stationary, weakening a little. - Waving front CFover CRO and KER with deepening low over KER. - Low 960 hPa near 59S/41E with cold front CH associated and axis 39S/10E, 43S/19E, 49S/28E moving Eastward 20kt. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS from 09/05/24 at 0600 UTC to 10/05/24 at 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E): Showers associated with CF over southern area. WIND: Anticlockwise 3 to 5. Westerly 3/5 over southern area. SEA : Moderate, locally rough in south. Westerly swell 2 to 3 m over southern area. VISI : Moderate under showers. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E): Rains or showers under CF over Southern area. WIND: Increasing W to SW 6/7 locally 8 over South-Eastern area. Gusts. SEA : Moderate or rough from North to South locally very rough over South-Eastern area. SW swell 2 to 4 m over southern area. VISI: Poor under precipitation. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E): Rain or frontal showers CF over North-Eastern area at beginning then frontal rain and showers CH by South-Western area at end. WIND: NW 6/7 locally 8 ahead CH. Gusts. SEA : Moderate to rough becoming rough to very rough by South-Western area. Westerly swell 3 to 5 m. VISI: Poor under precipitation. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E): Rain, frontal showers and squalls under the low associated with CF. WIND: Westerly 5 to 7 over Southern area becoming clockwise 6 to 8 over Northern area. Gusts. SEA : Rough to very rough becoming moderate to rough. SW swell 3 to 4 m decreasing. VISI: Poor under precipitation.