{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2025-05-11 06:44:15","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 101630","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"10TH OF MAY 2025 AT 16:30 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 102200 TO 112200 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: NW 35 to 40 in the south-west, spreading to the east and","21":"            south-east towards mid-period.","22":"2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west towards mid-period,","23":"              spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period.","24":"3. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 to 45 in the south and south-east, but W to SW","25":"              35 to 40 in the west, spreading to the east towards the end","26":"              of the period, while moderating from the west. It will","27":"              become NW 35 in the south-west towards the end of the","28":"              period.","29":"4. DURBAN EAST: S to SW 35 to 40 in the west towards mid-period,","30":"                moderating from the south-west towards the end of the","31":"                period.","32":"5. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: S 35 in the south-west from mid-period.","33":"6. MARION FORTIES EAST: Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the south, otherwise NW 35","34":"                        to 40, but S to SW 35 in the west and south-west","35":"                        towards mid-period, spreading to the east towards","36":"                        the end of the period, while moderating from the","37":"                        west.","38":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","39":"=====================","40":"High 1028 hPa 30s05w, High 1028 hPa 43s63e","41":"Low 983 hPa 46s34e","42":"1. Cold front: 33s22e 36s26e 40s30e into 46s34e","43":"AREA FORECAST:","44":"==============","45":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","46":"WIND     : SE to E 15 to 25.","47":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in light showers in places in the extreme","48":"           north-west but in the western half until mid-period.","49":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in places, with SE swell.","50":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","51":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 but SW to W 05 to 15 in the east.","52":"VIS      : Good.","53":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, mainly S to SE swell.","54":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","55":"WIND     : N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 05 to","56":"           15, reaching 20 to 25 in the north, but NE 05 to 15 in the","57":"           south.","58":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in light showers in the north-west.","59":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north and east, with S to SE swell.","60":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","61":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the east and north-east.","62":"VIS      : Good.","63":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in places, reaching 4.0m in the south until mid-","64":"           period, with S to SW swell, but with SE swell in the north.","65":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","66":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north-east at first,","67":"           otherwise NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the south-west,","68":"           spreading to the east and south-east towards mid-period.","69":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south","70":"           and south-west.","71":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north, but 4.5 to 5.5m in the","72":"           south-west, spreading to the south-east towards mid-period,","73":"           with W to NW swell.","74":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","75":"WIND     : SE 05 to 15 in the north and north-east, otherwise S to SW 10","76":"           to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east at first, but W to NW 15","77":"           to 25 in the south-west, where it will reach 30 to 40 towards","78":"           mid-period, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the","79":"           period.","80":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the south and east","81":"           until towards mid-period.","82":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m but 5.0 to 6.0m in the east and south-east until","83":"           mid-period, with SW to W swell.","84":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","85":"WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 35 to 45 in the south and south-","86":"           east, but W to SW 30 to 40 in the west, spreading to the","87":"           east towards the end of the period, while moderating to 10 to","88":"           20 from the west. It will become NW 25 to 35 in the south-west","89":"           towards the end of the period.","90":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.","91":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 8.0m in the west, spreading over","92":"           the central and south-eastern parts towards the end of the","93":"           period, with SW swell.","94":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","95":"WIND     : NW 15 to 25 in the south and north-west, otherwise E to NE 10","96":"           to 20, but S to SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west,","97":"           reaching 30 to 40 in the west towards mid-period, moderating","98":"           to 15 to 25 from the south-west towards the end of the period.","99":"VIS      : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers","100":"           in the south and south-west from mid-period.","101":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 6.0m in the west towards mid-","102":"           period, with S to SW swell.","103":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","104":"WIND     : W to NW 10 to 20 in the south at first, otherwise S 10 to 20,","105":"           reaching 25 to 35 in the south-west from mid-period.","106":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","107":"           the northern parts.","108":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west by the end of the","109":"           period, with S swell.","110":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","111":"WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20, but N to NE 10 to 20 in the south-west.","112":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places,","113":"           becoming good from the south by mid-period.","114":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, spreading to the north towards mid-period,","115":"           subsiding towards the end of the period, with S to SE swell.","116":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","117":"WIND     : Cyclonic 30 to 40 in the south, otherwise NW 30 to 40, but S","118":"           to SW 25 to 35 in the west and south-west towards mid-period,","119":"           spreading to the east towards the end of the period, while","120":"           moderating to 10 to 20 from the west.","121":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers, but with","122":"           possible snow-showers in the south.","123":"SEA STATE: 4.0 to 6.0m, subsiding to 3.0 to 4.0m from the south-west","124":"           towards mid-period, with W to SW swell.","125":"AREA 2:","126":"=======","127":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","128":"25\/05\/10 AT 1600UTC","129":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","130":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","131":"PART 1: WARNING","132":"- GALE OVER CRO AND KER AND OVER FAR SOUTH WAM.","133":"- LOCALLY STRONG GALE OVER KER AND CRO.","134":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25\/05\/10 AT 1200UTC","135":"- LOW 983 HPA DEEPENING NEAR 46S\/34E WITH COLD FRONT CF ARRIVING OVER","136":"  CRO, MOVING EAST RAPIDLY.","137":"- COLD FRONTS OVER EAST AMS AND EAST KER LEAVING THE AREA SOON.","138":"- HIGH 1028 HPA NEAR 34S\/64E, EXPECTED 1033 HPA NEAR 35S\/79E AT THE","139":"  END.","140":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25\/05\/10 AT 1800UTC  TO 25\/05\/11","141":"AT 1800UTC","142":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","143":"SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN LATER OVER SOUTH-WEST AREA RAIN AND SHOWERS","144":"LOC THUNDERSTORMS (CF).","145":"WIND : NORTH HALF: NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY 3\/4, INCREASING NORTHERLY 5\/6","146":"       OVER THE WEST DURING THE DAY.","147":"       SOUTH HALF: NORTH-WESTERLY 3\/5, INCREASING WESTERLY 6\/7 WITH THE","148":"       FRONT, REACHING LOCALLY 8 IN THE FAR SOUTH LATER.","149":"SEA  : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SW SWELL 2\/4M.","150":"VISI : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.","151":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","152":"RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER THE EAST ZONE AT FIRST.","153":"WIND : BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2\/4 FROM WEST, INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY 5\/6 IN","154":"       SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY, BUT SOUTHERLY 4\/5 IN EAST AT FIRST.","155":"SEA  : ROUGH, VERY ROUGH IN THE FAR SOUTH. SW SWELL 2\/4M.","156":"VISI : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.","157":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","158":"RAIN, FRONTAL SHOWERS, THUNDER SQUALLS (CF)","159":"WIND : WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY 6\/7, INCREASING SOON 7\/8 WITH VIOLENT","160":"       GUSTS, REACHING VERY LOCALLY 9 LATER OVER EAST AREA NEAR 45 S, BUT","161":"       WIND BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 6\/7 OVER FAR SOUTHWEST AREA DURING THE","162":"       DAY.","163":"SEA  : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL 4\/6M ABATING. THEN LATER, NORTHWEST","164":"       SWELL 3\/6M OVER THE SOUTHWEST HALF.","165":"VISI : VERY POOR.","166":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","167":"SHOWERS OVER THE EAST ZONE AT FIRST, THEN RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS","168":"OVER THE SOUTH DURING THE DAY.( CF)","169":"WIND : WESTERLY 5\/6, REACHING 7\/8 IN THE SOUTHEAST AT FIRST, INCREASING","170":"       DURING THE DAY NORTHWESTERLY 6\/7 WITH STRONG GUSTS IN THE NORTH AND","171":"       7\/8 WITH VIOLENT GUSTS IN THE SOUTH, REACHING VERY LOCALLY 9 OVER THE","172":"       SOUTHEAST LATER.","173":"SEA  : VERY ROUGH BECOMING HIGH IN THE SOUTH. WESTERLY TO SOUTHWEST","174":"       SWELL 3\/5M.","175":"VISI : VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION."}}]}