Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2025-11-23 08:51:43 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 230830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 23RD OF NOVEMBER 2025 AT 08:30 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 231000 TO 241000 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. TRADES: S to SE 35 in the south-east towards mid-period until towards the end of the period. 2. CAPE WEST: S to SW 35 in the extreme north-east until mid-period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-west, drifting to the east towards mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1027 hPa 33s01e, High 1017 hPa 29s47e, High 1017 hPa 22s39e Low 979 hPa 51s06w, Low 968 hPa 58s20e 1. Cold Front: 36s18w 40s12w 45s05w into 51s06w 2. Cold Front: 40s26e 45s32e 50s34e into 58s20e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south towards mid-period. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but NE to N 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 north-east but 35 in the south-east towards mid-period until towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east towards mid-period, with S swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south. It will become S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the west, spreading to the south towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east, reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme north-east until mid-period. It will become W to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east and south-east, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the west, reaching 20 to 30 in the north- west, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and thundershowers in the west, drifting to the south-east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, but in the extreme south-west towards the end of the end of the period, with SW to S swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-west, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the west, reaching 30 in the south-west, drifting to the north-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west and south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the south-east until mid- period, with SW to S swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but E to NE 10 to 20 in the west, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west, where it will become S to SW 15 to 25 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the central and western parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, spreading over the central parts towards the end of the period, with S to SW swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west, drifting to the east towards mid-period, while becoming SW 20 to 30 from the west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the west, spreading to east towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m but 5.0 to 6.0m in the north-east at first, but in the west from mid-period, spreading to the east towards the end of the period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2025/11/23 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE RUNNING OVER CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 2025/11/23 AT 0000UTC - LOW 942 NEAR 52S/67E, SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHWARD. COLD FRONT CF 30S/54E, 34S/65E, 40S/71E, 50S/76E, 55S/71E. - WARM FRONT WG 42S/36E, 50S/32E, 53S/30E, 57S/22E. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 2025/11/23 AT 0600UTC TO 2025/11/24 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 6/7 OVER SOUTHERLY AND SW 4/6 ELSEWHERE, DECREASING W 3/5. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH BECOMING ROUGH AT END. LONG SW SWELL 4 TO 6 M. VIS : GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN (CF) AND SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 6/7 DECREASING 4/5 OVER SOUTHERN AND BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 OVER NORTHERN. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. LONG SW SWELL INCREASING 4 TO 6 LOCALLY 6 TO 7 M OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS AT FIRST, RAIN OVER SOUTH-WESTERN LATER (WG) WIND: WESTERLY 7/8. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. W TO SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M LOCALLY 5 TO 6 M OVER FAR NORTHERN. CROSS SEA OVER EASTERN AT FIRST. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN (CF), SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. WIND: WESTERLY 7/8. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. W OR NW SWELL 4 TO 6 M. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.