Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2025-12-31 07:45:57 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 301700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 30TH OF DECEMBER 2025 AT 17:00 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 302200 TO 312200 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: ==================== NIL. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1021 hPa 33s06e, High 1026 hPa 44s34e Low 1015 hPa 42s08e, Low 1015 hPa 43s07e, Low 961 hPa 51s16w 1. Cold front: 32s14w 35s08w 43s07w 50s08w into 51s16w 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 SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise NW to W 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west spreading to the south-west toward end of the period with SWly swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the east at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain clearing from the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the extreme south-west spreading to the west towards the mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the east, otherwise variable 05 to 10 but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-west. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE to E 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the north-west, otherwise, anticyclonic 05 to 15, but E to SE 10 to 20 in the north-east. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north- west from the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-west, with NE swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but NE 15 to 25 in the south-west reaching 30 at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east at first. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SW 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north clearing towards end of period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NW 05 to 10 in the north otherwise S to SW 10 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-west at first otherwise, W to SW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the extreme south by end of period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south from the second half of the period. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/12/30 AT 1500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE EXPECTED OVER WAM. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/12/30 AT 1200UTC - DEEPENING LOW 1003 NEAR 29S/56E, MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD. - SQUALLY WEATHER OVER WAM. - HIGH PRESSURE OVER CRO AND KER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/12/30 AT 1800UTC TO 25/12/31 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHERN AT FIRST THEN EASTERN. WIND: SE 4/6 INCREASING CLOCKWISE 6/7 LOCALLY 8 OVER EASTERN AREA SOON. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BUT MODERATE OVER SOUTHWESTERN. VARIABLE SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. WIND: N 3 TO 5 OVER EASTERN, SE 4 TO 6 IN SOUTH AND INCREASING CLOCKWISE 6/7 OVER WESTERN AREA. GUSTS. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 IN NORTH INCREASING W 4 TO 5 IN SOUTH. SEA: MODERATE , ROUGH AT TIME IN SOUTH. VISI: GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE IN SHOWERS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SQUALLS AND SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTHERN AT END. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5 LOCALLY W 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN AND INCREASING E 5/6 OVER FAR NORTHERN AT END. GUSTS. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH OVER NORTHERN, ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VISI: GOOD BECOMING POOR OVER NORTHERN AREA AT END.