{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2025-07-06 16:23:39","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 061700","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"06TH OF JULY 2025 AT 17:00 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 062200 to 072200 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: N to NW 35 in the southern and central parts, drifting to the","21":"            south-eastern parts towards mid-period.","22":"2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west towards the end of the","23":"              period.","24":"3. CAPE EAST: NW 35 in the eastern parts, but W to SW 35 to 40 in the","25":"              western half, drifting to the eastern and south-eastern","26":"              parts towards the end of the period.","27":"4. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the southern half at first,","28":"                        but in the north-west towards the end of the","29":"                        period.","30":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","31":"=====================","32":"High 1032 hPa 33s03w, High 1039 hPa 36s74e","33":"Low 992 hPa 44s41e, Low 942 hPa 62s38e","34":"1. Cold Front: 35s26e 40s36e into 44s41e","35":"2. Cold Front: 43s40e 45s41e 50s44e 55s52e into 62s38e","36":"AREA FORECAST:","37":"==============","38":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","39":"WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20.","40":"VIS      : Good.","41":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","42":"WIND     : SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching","43":"           25 in the south until mid-period.","44":"VIS      : Good.","45":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south until mid-period, with S to SW swell.","46":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","47":"WIND     : NW 15 to 25 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20","48":"           reaching 25 in the north-east at first.","49":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in rain and thundershowers in the","50":"           south-west.","51":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","52":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-east and south-east","53":"           until mid-period.","54":"VIS      : Good.","55":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the northern and eastern parts until mid-period, with","56":"           S to SW swell.","57":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","58":"WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the southern and","59":"           central parts, drifting to the south-eastern parts towards","60":"           mid-period, while becoming SW 20 to 30 in the south-west,","61":"           spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period.","62":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","63":"           the west, spreading to the central and south-eastern parts","64":"           towards mid-period.","65":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, spreading to the central and south-","66":"           eastern parts towards mid-period, while reaching 4.5 to 5.0m","67":"           in the south, with W to SW swell.","68":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","69":"WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise W to SW 10 to 20","70":"           reaching 25 to 30 in the south. It will become W to NW 15 to","71":"           25 in the south towards mid-period, and 30 to 40 in the south-","72":"           west towards the end of the period.","73":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-","74":"           east, but in the south-west towards the end of the period.","75":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern and eastern parts, but 4.5 to 5.5m","76":"           in the south-east, but in the south-west towards the end of","77":"           the period, with SW to W swell.","78":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","79":"WIND     : NW 25 to 35 in the eastern parts, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25","80":"           reaching 30 to 40 in the western half, drifting to the eastern","81":"           and south-eastern parts towards the end of the period.","82":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers.","83":"SEA STATE: 5.0 to 7.0m, but 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme north-east at","84":"           first, but in the extreme north-west from mid-period, with S","85":"           to SW swell.","86":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","87":"WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise SW 15 to 25 reaching","88":"           30 in the west and south-west at first, but SE to S 10 to 20","89":"           in the north-west.","90":"VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places.","91":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-","92":"           west, drifting to the south towards the end of the period,","93":"           with S to SW swell.","94":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","95":"WIND     : N to NW 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15","96":"           reaching 20 to 30 in the extreme north-east, but in the south-","97":"           west towards mid-period.","98":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the","99":"           northern and southern parts.","100":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south towards the end of the period, with S","101":"           to SW swell.","102":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","103":"WIND     : SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in extreme north-west, but E to","104":"           NE 10 to 20 in the south.","105":"VIS      : Moderate in rain and showers in places.","106":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","107":"WIND     : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the southern half at","108":"           first, but in the north-west towards the end of the period.","109":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, with possible snow-","110":"           showers in the southern half.","111":"SEA STATE: 4.0 to 6.0m reaching 7.0m in the southern parts until mid-","112":"           period, with W to SW swell.","113":"AREA 2:","114":"=======","115":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA","116":"ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","117":"25\/07\/06 AT 1600UTC","118":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","119":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","120":"PART 1: WARNING","121":"- GALE FORCE 8 CONTINUING OR EXPECTED OVER WAM, CRO AND KER.","122":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25\/07\/06 AT 1200UTC","123":"- COLD FRONT OVER KER  LEAVING THE AREA QUICKLY.","124":"- COLD FRONT AXIS: 33S\/34E, 42S\/40E, 46S\/44E, 55S\/49E, EXPECTED OVER","125":"CRO AT END.","126":"- HIGH 1039 HPA NEAR 37S\/75E, EXPECTED 1039 NEAR 35S\/82E AT END.","127":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25\/07\/06 AT 1800UTC  TO 25\/07\/07","128":"AT 1800UTC","129":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","130":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOCALLY THUNDERSQUALLS.","131":"WIND : NORTHERLY 5 TO 6, INCREASING 7 TO 8 OVER SOUTH-WESTERN DURING","132":"THE NIGHT, BACKING WESTERLY 6 TO 7 BY WESTERN DURING THE DAY, LOCALLY","133":"8 OVER FAR SOUTH-WESTERN TA END. GUSTS.","134":"SEA: MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH. ARRIVAL OF A","135":"WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 M IN SOUTH.","136":"VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","137":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","138":"FEW SHOWERS.","139":"WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, BUT NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO 7 OVER","140":"SOUTH-WESTERN WITH GUSTS DURING THE DAY.","141":"SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH BY SOUTH SWELL 3 M OVER EASTERN ABATING.","142":"VISI: MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION.","143":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","144":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOCALLY THUNDERY SQUALLS.","145":"WIND : NORTHWESTERLY 6 OR 7, AT TIMES 8 AHEAD THE FRONT BACKING","146":"WESTERLY 5 TO 6 BEHIND. AT END, NORTH-WEST 7 TO 8 OVER NORTHERN AND","147":"WEST 4 TO 6 OVER SOUTHERN. SEVERE GUSTS.","148":"SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. LONG WESTERLY","149":"SWELL 5 OR 6 M.","150":"VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","151":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","152":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS.","153":"WIND: NORTHWESTERLY 6 TO 7, AT TIMES 8 BUT WESTERLY 4 TO 5 OVER","154":"SOUTH-WESTERN AT BEGINNING AND AT END. SEVERE GUSTS.","155":"SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, HIGH OVER WESTERN AT END. WESTERLY SWELL 2","156":"TO 3 M INCREASING 5 M OVER SOUTH-WESTERN AT END.","157":"VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.="}}]}