FQZA31 FAPR 261555 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 26th OF APRIL 2024 AT 15:55 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 262200 TO 272200 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 SW 35 to 40 in the south second half of the period. 2. CAPE WEST: SE 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the extreme east 3. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in the north-west second half of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1030 hPa 40s15e. Low 996 hPa 40s15w Low 992 hPa 53s09w. 1. Cold front: 30s18w 35s14w into 40s15w cntd. 40s10w 50s00e into 53s09w AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 15 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 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 : SE 10 to 20 but NE 10 to 20 in the south-east, otherwise SW 10 to 20 spreading to the central parts. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-west, with NW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 becoming NE 10 to 15 in the southwest. It will be NW 10 to 20 in the south-east. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in the east, but N to NW 15 to 25 in the south, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 40 in the south second half of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in places in the west spreading to the south-east, SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the extreme east, but NE 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 in the south-west spreading to the south-east. by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in the east and extreme west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the north-eastern parts reaching 4.5m, S to SE swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the east at first, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25 becoming SE 10 to 20 in the west. It will become E to NE 25 to 35 in the north-west second half of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, but in the west and central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south at the end of the period, SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : W to NW 10 to 20 in the south-east but NE 10 to 15 in the east at first, otherwise SW 10 to 20 but SE 15 to 25 in the west. It will be NW 10 to 20 in the south-east second half of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places, clearing from the west. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 10 to 20 in the north-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 but E to NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the east, becoming NW to W 15 to 25 in the west at the end of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE: 24/04/26 at 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here.). PART 1: WARNING : Gale. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/04/26 at 0000 UTC : - Col front CF in northeast of AMS, very slowly moving Eastward. - New cold front CG expected in far western area soon, moving Eastward. - Squally line in northeast of WAM. - High 1033 over KER near 43S/74E, slowly moving Eastward. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS from 26/04/24 at 0600 UTC to 27/04/24 at 0600UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :Showers, frontal rains and thundersqualls. WIND: Easterly or Northeast 3 or 4 locally 5/6 over eastern increasing at first Northwest 5/6 locally 7 over southwestern ahead CG and Southwest behind CG. Severe guts. SEA : moderate or rough, crossed. long SW swell 2 or 3 m. VIS : poor in precipitations. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) :Rains, showers and thundersqualls. WIND: Easterly or Northeast 4 or 5, locally 6 over eastern area. Severe gusts. SEA : rough, crossed, becoming soon moderate or rough from Southwest. Long SW swell 2 or 3 m, abating. VIS : poor in precipitations. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) :Showers, frontal rains. WIND: Northwest 4 to 6 increasing 7 or 8 ahead CG, then backing Southwest 6 or 7 behind CG. Severe gusts. SEA : moderate or rough. NW swell 2 or 3 m ahead CG. VIS : poor in precipitations. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) :Showers. WIND: anticlockwise 3 to 5, locally 6 over southern becoming soon Northwest 4 to 6 from West. Severe gusts. SEA : moderate or rough. SW swell 2 or 3 m. VIS : moderate or poor in showers.