Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2025-11-19 19:37:33 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 191600 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER 2025 AT 16:00 UTC. FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW. NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. AREA 1: ======= FORECAST VALID FROM 192200 TO 202200 UTC: WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M. NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS. INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER. GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== 1. TRISTAN: N to NW 35 in the extreme south-west. 2. CAPE EAST: W to SW 35 in the south, but NW 35 in the south-east from tomorrow morning. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in places in the west and south-west. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 35s02w, High 1019 hPa 35s37e Low 946 hPa 60s30e 1. Cold Front: 43s26e 45s33e 49s41e 55s44e 59s39e into 60s30e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but S 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east, with SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east at first, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the central and south-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and southern parts, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south and west, reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme south-west, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south- west. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west, with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the north, reaching 30 in the north-east, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north and south, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east until mid-period, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the south-east, reaching 35 from tomorrow morning, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, but 30 to 35 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south and south- east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern parts, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-west, spreading to the central by the end of the period, with swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south and west, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the north and north-east until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-east until tomorrow afternoon. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the central at first, as well as south- east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east and northern parts, clearing in the east by the end of the period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 05 to 15, but S to SE 10 to 20 in the south, reaching 25 to 30 in places in the extreme south. VIS : Good in the north, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the east at first, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 to 40 in places in the west and south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places, with snow-showers in the south. SEA STATE: 5.0 to 6.0m in the west and south, spreading to the east from mid-period, reaching 7.0 to 8.0m in the west and south-west, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/11/19 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 OVER KER THEN OVER CRO AT END. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/11/19 AT 1200UTC - HIGH 1020 HPA NEAR 33S/65E. - LOW 947 HPA NEAR 59S/29E WITH COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED AND AXIS 40S/38E, 45S/44E, 52S/45E, 55S/38E MOVING EASTWARD 15/20KT. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/11/19 AT 1800UTC TO 25/11/20 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS BUT SQUALLS OVER NORTH-EASTERN AREA AT END. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 VEERING NW 5 TO 6 BY WESTERN AREA AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS OVER NORTH-EASTERN AREA AT BEGINNING THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND : NW 5 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 AT END.. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS BEHIND FRONT AT BEGINNING THEN FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS BY WESTERN AREA AT END. WIND : SW 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 VEERING NW 5 TO 6 AHEAD FRONT BY WESTERN AREA AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS.=