Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-09 05:31:00 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 081610 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 08TH OF DECEMBER 2025 AT 16:10 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 082200 TO 092200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in the west, spreading to the east towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1021 hPa 29s01w, High 1021 hPa 40s03w, High 1017 hPa 34s44e Low 965 hPa 52s26e 1. Cold Front : 35s04e 40s19e 45s31e into 52s26e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east at times. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period, while becoming SW 15 to 25 from the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west and south- west, spreading to the east towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, where it will rise between 4.0 to 5.0m from mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the east towards the end of the period, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the central parts, but in the south-western parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the eastern parts, otherwise W to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-west, drifting to the central parts towards the end of the period. It will become S to SE 10 to 20 in the west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the southern and western parts, drifting to the central and eastern parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern parts, spreading to the central and western parts towards the end of the period, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the north-west, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west, spreading to the west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the southern and eastern parts, becoming poor to very poor in the south-western parts towards the end of the period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise variable 05 to 10 but SE 10 to 20 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the northern parts until mid-period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 20 to 30 but W to SW 30 to 40 in the west, spreading to the east towards the end of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places, but with possible snow- showers in the south-west, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the west, but 7.0 to 8.0m in the south-west towards mid-period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/12/08 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, 25/12/08 AT 1200UTC - HIGH 1020 HPA OVER NORTHERN WAM AND AMS. - WARM FRONT OVER SOUTHERN CRO AND COLD FRONT ARRIVING ON CRO LATER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/12/08 AT 1800UTC TO 25/12/09 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND : VARIABLE 3 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN, SETTING-UP WEST TO NORTH-WEST 4 TO 6 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : SLIGHT TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 3M OVER SOUTHERN. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND : NORTHERN HALF: WESTERLY TO TEMPORARY NORTH-WEST 4 TO 5 OVER EASTERN AT BEGINNING SETTING-UP ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 AT END. SOUTHERN HALF: NORTH-WEST 6 OVER EASTERN BACKING WEST 4 TO 5 ELSEWHERE. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL, 2 TO 3 M OVER SOUTHERN. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND : WESTERLY TO NORTH-WEST 5 TO 6, LOCALLY 7 BUT VARIABLE 4 TO 5 OVER SOUTHERN AT BEGINNING. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND : WEST TO SOUTH-WEST 6 TO 7 DECREASING 4 TO 5 OVER SOUTHERN THEN SETTING-UP NORTH 5 BY SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.=