{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2025-08-31 07:12:50","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 301730","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"30TH OF AUGUST 2025 AT 17:30 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 302200 to 312200 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. TRISTAN: W to NW 35 in the south-west towards mid-period, spreading","21":"            to the south by the end of the period.","22":"2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 in the extreme south-east at first.","23":"3. CAPE EAST: NW 35 in the south-west at first, but W to SW 35 to 45 in","24":"              the south-east at first.","25":"4. MARION FORTIES EAST: Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the north-east at first,","26":"                        but W to NW 35 to 40 in the west and south-","27":"                        west, spreading to the south-east from the","28":"                        afternoon.","29":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","30":"=====================","31":"High 1028 hPa 35s30w, High 1028 hPa 30s60e","32":"Low 965 hPa 54s19e, Low 1004 hPa 42s40e","33":"1. Cold Front: 33s02w 39s04e 44s12e 46s17e 51s22e into 54s19e","34":"2. Cold Front: 35s37e 43s42e into 42s40e","35":"AREA FORECAST:","36":"==============","37":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","38":"WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20.","39":"VIS      : Good.","40":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","41":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the east.","42":"VIS      : Good.","43":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","44":"WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-east.","45":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south and","46":"           south-western parts.","47":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SW swell.","48":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","49":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10","50":"           to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east and south-east.","51":"VIS      : Good.","52":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, as well as south-east and southern","53":"           parts from mid-period, with SW swell.","54":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","55":"WIND     : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the northern parts until in the","56":"           afternoon, otherwise W to NW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the","57":"           south-west towards mid-period, spreading to the south by the","58":"           end of the period.","59":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the south, spreading","60":"           to the west and south-west from mid-period, as well as in the","61":"           central by the end of the period.","62":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the southern parts, with","63":"           SW swell.","64":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","65":"WIND     : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west, spreading to the","66":"           east from the morning, otherwise W to NW 20 to 30, reaching","67":"           to 35 in the extreme south-east at first.","68":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east at","69":"           first.","70":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east until in the evening,","71":"           reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the southern parts, with SW swell.","72":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","73":"WIND     : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the central at first, spreading to","74":"           the east from mid-period, but NW 15 to 25 in the south-west","75":"           reaching 30 to 35 at first, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25,","76":"           reaching 35 to 45 in the south-east at first.","77":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east at first,","78":"           as well as south-west, spreading to the south from the","79":"           afternoon.","80":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 5.0m in the south and south-west,","81":"           but 6.0 to 7.0m in the south-east until mid-period, with SW","82":"           swell.","83":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","84":"WIND     : N to NE 05 to 15, reaching 25 to 30 in the north, as well as","85":"           in the extreme south-west in the morning, becoming SW 20 to 30","86":"           in the extreme south-west from the afternoon.","87":"VIS      : Good.","88":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the southern parts, with SW swell.","89":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","90":"WIND     : N to NE 05 to 15 in the south-west from mid-period, otherwise","91":"           S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the north-east.","92":"VIS      : Good.","93":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","94":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north, but E to NE","95":"           10 to 20 in the south.","96":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west","97":"           and north.","98":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north, with SE swell.","99":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","100":"WIND     : Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the north-east at first, otherwise W to","101":"           NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the west and south-west,","102":"           spreading to the south-east from the afternoon. It will become","103":"           SW 20 to 30 in the west from the evening.","104":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in rain and snow-showers in the","105":"           north-east at first, as well as south-west from the morning,","106":"           spreading to the north-west and southern parts from mid-","107":"           period.","108":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the north-east at first,","109":"           and in the southern parts, spreading to the west and central","110":"           parts from mid-period, with W to SW swell but NW in the west.","111":"AREA 2:","112":"=======","113":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA","114":"ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","115":"25\/08\/30 AT 1600UTC","116":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","117":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","118":"PART 1: WARNING","119":"GALE OR LOCALLY SEVER GALE CONTINUING OR EXPECTED OVER ALL AREAS.","120":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25\/08\/30 AT 1200UTC","121":"- THUNDERY LOW 1003 NEAR 42S\/40E, MOVING RATHER QUICKLY EASTWARDS.","122":"  EXPECTED 1003 NEAR 42S\/59E THE 31 AT 06 UTC, THEN 1002 NEAR 42S\/71E","123":"  THE 31 AT 18 UTC.","124":"- COLD FRONT AXIS 38S\/53E, 40S\/65E, 41S\/73E, 43S\/81E, MOVING RATHER","125":"  QUICKLY EASTWARDS.","126":"- NEW COLD FRONT EXPECTED AT END JUST WEST OF CRO.","127":"- HIGH BELT 1025 IN FAR NORTH AND FAR SOUTH OF WAM AND AMS, LITTLE","128":"  CHANGE.","129":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25\/08\/30 AT 1800UTC TO 25\/08\/31","130":"        AT 1800UTC","131":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","132":"FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, AT TIMES THUNDERY.","133":"WIND:","134":"      - IN FAR NORTH : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5.","135":"      - ELSEWHERE : NORTHWEST INCREASING 7 OR 8, BACKING SOON SOUTHWEST","136":"        FROM WEST. SEVERE GUSTS.","137":"SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OR HIGH AND CROSSED IN","138":"      NORTH. LONG SW SWELL 4 OR 5 M LATER.","139":"VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","140":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","141":"FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS.","142":"WIND:","143":"      - IN FAR NORTH: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5.","144":"      - ELSEWHERE: NORTHWEST 5 OR 6, BECOMING TEMPORARILY VARIABLE 3 OR 4","145":"        BEHIND THE FRONT, INCREASING NORTHWEST 7 OR 8 LATER IN WEST.","146":"        SEVERE GUSTS.","147":"SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH AND CROSSED IN SOUTH.","148":"VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","149":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","150":"SNOW SHOWERS IN FAR SOUTH. ELSEWHERE, FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, AT","151":"TIMES THUNDERY.","152":"WIND:","153":"      - IN NORTH: BECOMING CLOCKWISE 7 OR 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS.","154":"      - IN SOUTH: WEST DECREASING 5 OR 6, INCREASING NORTHWEST 6 OR 7 AT","155":"        END. SEVERE GUSTS.","156":"SEA : ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, CROSSED WITH LONG SW SWELL 4 OR 5 M,","157":"      TEMPORARILY HIGH IN FAR SOUTHEAST AND IN NORTH.","158":"VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","159":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","160":"SNOW SHOWERS IN SOUTH. ELSEWHERE, FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS LATER.","161":"WIND: SOUTHWEST 7 OR 8, DECREASING 5 OR 6 LATER IN SOUTH AND","162":"      INCREASING CLOCKWISE 7 OR 8 IN NORTH, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS.","163":"SEA : VERY ROUGH OR HIGH. LONG SW SWELL INCREASING 4 OR 5 M, LOCALLY 6","164":"      M IN SOUTH.","165":"VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION."}}]}