{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2025-03-25 22:25:34","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 251330","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"25TH OF MARCH 2025 AT 13:30 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 252200 TO 262200 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 WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.","18":"GALE FORCE WARNINGS:","19":"====================","20":"1. MARION FORTIES EAST: Cyclonic 35 in the north.","21":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","22":"=====================","23":"High 1026 hPa 31s04w High 1026 hPa 40s48e.","24":"Low 1005 hPa 38s24e.","25":"AREA FORECAST:","26":"==============","27":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","28":"WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20.","29":"VIS      : Good.","30":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","31":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 but SW 05 to 15 in the east.","32":"VIS      : Good.","33":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","34":"WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20 but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west.","35":"VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-","36":"           west.","37":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","38":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the east.","39":"VIS      : Good.","40":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, with S swell.","41":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","42":"WIND     : Variable 05 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20","43":"           reaching 25 to 30 in the west. It will become SW 15 to 25 in","44":"           the extreme south-west at the end of the period.","45":"VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in rain and showers in the south and","46":"           west.","47":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the west from mid-period, with N to NW swell.","48":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","49":"WIND     : S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east for the first half of the","50":"           period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the","51":"           north-east but variable 05 to 15 over the north-western and","52":"           central parts.","53":"VIS      : Moderate in light showers in the extreme south-east and","54":"           extreme south-west for the first half of the period, otherwise","55":"           good.","56":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east for the first half of the","57":"           period, with S to SW swell.","58":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","59":"WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 over the eastern parts reaching 30 in the","60":"           south-east, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30.","61":"VIS      : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers","62":"           and rain but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers","63":"           over the central and south-eastern parts.","64":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m over the western and central parts, with SW","65":"           to W swell.","66":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","67":"WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but","68":"           become SW 15 to 25 in the south-west.","69":"VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the","70":"           south-west from mid-period.","71":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","72":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-east but variable","73":"           05 over the central parts.","74":"VIS      : Good but moderate in isolated showers and thundershowers in","75":"           the extreme north.","76":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","77":"WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20.","78":"VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers.","79":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","80":"WIND     : Cyclonic 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the north.","81":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers.","82":"SEA STATE: 3.0m reaching 3.5 to 4.0m in the north, with SW swell but N to","83":"           NW swell in the north.","84":"AREA 2:","85":"=======","86":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","87":"25\/03\/25 AT 0600UTC","88":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","89":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","90":"PART 1: WARNING","91":"- STRONG GALE FORCE 9 OVER NORTHERN KER AT FIRST.","92":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25\/03\/25 AT 0000UTC","93":"- COLD FRONT AXIS 33S\/53E, 38S\/64E, 44S\/73E WITH LOW 993 HPA, MOVING","94":"EASTWARD 30KT.","95":"- HIGH 1027 HPA MOVING EASTWARD 30 KT EXPECTED OVER WAM AT END.","96":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25\/03\/25 AT 0600UTC TO 25\/03\/26 AT","97":"0600UTC","98":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","99":"SHOWERS OVER NORTHEASTERN AREA, SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.","100":"WIND : BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5  INCREASING LOCALLY SE 6 OVER","101":"NORTHERN. GUSTS.","102":"SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHEASTERN AT","103":"FIRST. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M.","104":"VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","105":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","106":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH CF AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.","107":"WIND : NW 4 TO 6 AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING S 4 TO 6 BEHIND. LATER,","108":"ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 IN SOUTH, SE 4 TO 6 OVER NORTHERN AREA.","109":"SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN ZONE. SW SWELL","110":"2 TO 4 M OVER SOUTHERN ZONE.","111":"VIS : POOR IN  PRECIPITATION.","112":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","113":"SCATTERED SHOWERS.","114":"WIND : W 5\/6 DECREASING W 3 TO 5 LATER. GUSTS.","115":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M ABATING OVER","116":"NORTHWESTERN AT END.","117":"VIS : MODERATE.","118":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","119":"FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER EASTERN AREA.","120":"WIND : NE 6\/7 OVER FAR EASTERN, BACKING SW THEN W 5\/6, LOCALLY 8\/9","121":"OVER NORTHERN AT FIRST. GUSTS.","122":"SEA : OFTEN VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M.","123":"VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.="}}]}