Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2025-11-07 04:20:16 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 061630 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06TH OF NOVEMBER 2025 AT 16:30 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 062200 TO 072200 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. CAPE WEST: S to SE 35 in places in the north-east. 2. TRISTAN: NW to N 35 to 40 in places in the south-west from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1029 hPa 38s09e. Low 981 hPa 54s14w. 1. Cold Front: 37s20w 41s12w 47s05w 53s31w into 54s14w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west reaching 25 to 30 from mid-period. It will become SW to W 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme south-west, with W to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east at first. It will become SW 05 to 10 in the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW to N 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in places in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the western half. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-east reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the extreme west towards the end of the period, with W to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in places in the north-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north-east, with SE to S swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the western half, otherwise SW to S 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places in the south-east from mid- period, but NE 15 to 25 in the north-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the east. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-east from mid-period, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the eastern half, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. It will become NE to N 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the eastern half. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north until mid-period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to N 05 to 15, but E to SE 05 to 10 in the extreme north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east and south-west. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the eastern half until mid-period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain, clearing in the west from mid-period, with snow-showers in the south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the west from period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/11/06 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - NIL PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/11/06 AT 1200UTC - LOW 1005 NEAR 46S/54E, MOVING EAST-SOUTH-EASTWARD. - TROUGH OVER CROZET'S ISLANDS AT END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/11/06 AT 1800UTC TO 25/11/07 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SQUALLS OVER NORTH-EASTERN, SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. RAIN OVER FAR SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. WIND: VARIABLE 2/4 INCREASING NW 4/6 OVER FAR SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. SEA : MODERATE LOCALLY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. WIND: NORTHERLY 2/4. SEA : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, SOMETIMES SNOWY OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: NORTHWESTERLY 4/6. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. W TO SW SWELL ABATING. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED RAIN OR SHOWERS, SOMETIMES SNOWY OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: NW 4/6. SEA : ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE AT END. W SWELL 2 TO 4 M DECREASING. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.