Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-06 04:58:41 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 051730 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 05TH OF DECEMBER 2025 AT 17:30 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 052200 TO 062200 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 NW 35 in the south, drifting to the south-east towards mid-period, but SW 35 in the south-west towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1027 hPa 35s01w, High 1021 hPa 33s53e Low 991 hPa 47s39e 1. Cold Front : 36s29e 40s31e 44s39e into 47s39e 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 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east and north-east at times. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20, but N to NW 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east towards mid- period, but variable 05 to 10 in the north-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the western and central parts, spreading to the south-east by mid-period SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in places in the north-east, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west. It will become NW 15 to 25 in the south- west from mid-period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, but in the north-east from mid-period with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise W to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-west, but NW to N 10 to 20 over the central parts. It will become S to SE 10 to 20 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south and west but poor in showers and thundershowers in the northern and central parts, drifting to the eastern parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west and south-east, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-west, but S to SW 10 to 20 in the west, where it will become SE 10 to 20 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the extreme west, but poor in the south-west, drifting to the south towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east and extreme west until mid-period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but N to NE 10 to 20 in the south- west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the northern and central parts. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to E 05 to 15, but S to SE 05 to 15 in the south-west until mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south, drifting to the south- east towards mid-period while becoming SW 15 to 25 in the west, reaching 35 in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east at first, but in the west towards mid-period, drifting to the east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern half but in the north-east at first, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/12/05 AT 1700UTC 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, 25/12/05 AT 1200UTC - High 1021 hPa near 33S/47E expected 1025 hPa near 34S/64E at the end. - front Quasi-stationary cold front CF over northeast AMS. - Cold front CG arriving over west CRO soon. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/12/05 at 1800UTC to 25/12/06 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Scattered showers. WIND: Variable anticlockwise 2/4 in the north and North-westerly 4/5 in the south, reaching 6 in the far south. SEA : rough, locally very rough at first in the south-east, becoming moderate by the west. South-westerly swell 2/4m abating. VIS : poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Rain or frontal showers in the northeast. WIND: North-west 4/5 in the northeast at first ahead the front and south- west 4/5 elsewhere, becoming anti-cyclonic 2/4 during the day, with west 5 in the far south. SEA : moderate to rough, locally very rough in the southwest at first. South-west swell 2/4m. VIS : poor to very poor under precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Showers then rain and frontal showers CG WIND : westerly 5/6, increasing soon by west North-westerly 6/7 with strong gusts with the front, backing behind Westerly 4/5 in the north and 6/7 in the south. SEA : moderate to rough, locally very rough. Westerlyswell 2/4m VIS : poor to very poor during precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Showers then rain and frontal showers with CG at the end. WIND: Westerly 5/6 in the north-western half and 6/7 in the south-eastern half, settling North-Westerly 6/7 with strong gusts with the front over the west at the end. SEA : rough to very rough. Westerly swell 2/4m. VIS : poor to very poor under precipitation.