{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2025-11-20 00:21:24","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 191600","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"19TH OF NOVEMBER 2025 AT 16:00 UTC.","5":"FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2","6":"BELOW.","7":"NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.","8":"======================","9":"COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX\/SEA STATE PLEASE","10":"MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.","11":"AREA 1:","12":"=======","13":"FORECAST VALID FROM 192200 TO 202200 UTC:","14":"WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.","15":"NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.","16":"INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.","17":"WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL","18":" WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.","19":"GALE FORCE WARNINGS:","20":"====================","21":"1. TRISTAN: N to NW 35 in the extreme south-west.","22":"2. CAPE EAST: W to SW 35 in the south, but NW 35 in the south-east from","23":" tomorrow morning.","24":"3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in places in the west and","25":" south-west.","26":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","27":"=====================","28":"High 1028 hPa 35s02w, High 1019 hPa 35s37e","29":"Low 946 hPa 60s30e","30":"1. Cold Front: 43s26e 45s33e 49s41e 55s44e 59s39e into 60s30e","31":"AREA FORECAST:","32":"==============","33":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","34":"WIND : E to SE 05 to 15.","35":"VIS : Good.","36":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","37":"WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but S 05 to 10 in the east.","38":"VIS : Good.","39":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","40":"WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east at first.","41":"VIS : Good.","42":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east, with SE swell.","43":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","44":"WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east at first, otherwise S to","45":" SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the central and south-east.","46":"VIS : Good.","47":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and southern parts, with S to","48":" SE swell.","49":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","50":"WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south and west, reaching 30 to 35 in","51":" the extreme south-west, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15.","52":"VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-","53":" west.","54":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west, with NW swell.","55":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","56":"WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the","57":" north, reaching 30 in the north-east, otherwise anti-cyclonic","58":" 05 to 15.","59":"VIS : Good.","60":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north and south, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in","61":" the south-east until mid-period, with S to SW swell.","62":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","63":"WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the south-east, reaching 35 from tomorrow","64":" morning, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, but 30 to 35 in the","65":" south.","66":"VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south and south-","67":" east.","68":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern parts, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the","69":" south-west, spreading to the central by the end of the period,","70":" with swell.","71":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","72":"WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south and west, otherwise S to SE 05","73":" to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the north and north-east until","74":" mid-period.","75":"VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","76":" the north-east until tomorrow afternoon.","77":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east, with S to SE swell.","78":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","79":"WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20","80":" reaching 25 to 30 in the central at first, as well as south-","81":" east from mid-period.","82":"VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","83":" the east and northern parts, clearing in the east by the end","84":" of the period.","85":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","86":"WIND : N to NE 05 to 15, but S to SE 10 to 20 in the south, reaching","87":" 25 to 30 in places in the extreme south.","88":"VIS : Good in the north, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and","89":" thundershowers.","90":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SE swell.","91":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","92":"WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the east at first, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30,","93":" reaching 35 to 40 in places in the west and south-west.","94":"VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places, with snow-showers in","95":" the south.","96":"SEA STATE: 5.0 to 6.0m in the west and south, spreading to the east from","97":" mid-period, reaching 7.0 to 8.0m in the west and south-west,","98":" with W to SW swell.","99":"AREA 2:","100":"=======","101":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK","102":"(AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","103":"25\/11\/19 AT 1600UTC","104":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","105":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","106":"PART 1: WARNING","107":"- GALE FORCE 8 OVER KER THEN OVER CRO AT END.","108":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25\/11\/19 AT 1200UTC","109":"- HIGH 1020 HPA NEAR 33S\/65E.","110":"- LOW 947 HPA NEAR 59S\/29E WITH COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED AND AXIS","111":"40S\/38E, 45S\/44E, 52S\/45E, 55S\/38E MOVING EASTWARD 15\/20KT.","112":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25\/11\/19 AT 1800UTC TO 25\/11\/20","113":"AT 1800UTC","114":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","115":"SCATTERED SHOWERS BUT SQUALLS OVER NORTH-EASTERN AREA AT END.","116":"WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 VEERING NW 5 TO 6 BY WESTERN AREA AT END.","117":"SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M.","118":"VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.","119":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","120":"SHOWERS OVER NORTH-EASTERN AREA AT BEGINNING THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.","121":"WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4.","122":"SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M.","123":"VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.","124":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","125":"FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS.","126":"WIND : NW 5 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 AT END..","127":"SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 4 M.","128":"VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.","129":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","130":"SHOWERS BEHIND FRONT AT BEGINNING THEN FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS BY","131":"WESTERN AREA AT END.","132":"WIND : SW 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 VEERING NW 5 TO 6 AHEAD FRONT BY WESTERN","133":" AREA AT END.","134":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 4 M.","135":"VISI : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS.="}}]}