Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2025-11-14 04:34:21 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 131700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER 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 132200 TO 142200 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: W to SW 35 in the extreme south and south-east from mid- period. 2. CAPE EAST: S to SW 35 to 45 in the east until mid-period. 3. DURBAN EAST: S to SW 35 to 40 in the south-east, drifting to the east from the morning until in the afternoon, but E to NE 35 in the south-west from tomorrow afternoon. 4. MADAGASCAR EAST: S to SW 35 in the south-west towards mid-period. 5. MARION FORTIES EAST: S to SW 35 in the south-east at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 34s12w, High 1024 hPa 45s25e Low 992 hPa 37s44e 1. Cold Front: 27s39e, 30s47w 34s49e into 37s44e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the south-east. VIS : Good, moderate in light rain in the south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east and north-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but very poor in fog in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south and south-east, with S swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the southern half, reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme south and south-east from mid-period, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north-east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east, and south-west, spreading to the south-east from mid-period, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east tomorrow evening, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to NE 20 to 30 in the north-west, but anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 to 45 in the east until mid-period, becoming NW 20 to 30 in the south- west from the morning. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain the east at first, as well as south-west from the morning. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m except in the west, reaching 5.5 to 6.5m in the eastern half, but 7.0 to 8.0m in the north-east at first, with S to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the south-east, drifting to the east from the morning until in the afternoon. It will become E to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid- period, reaching 30 to 35 from the afternoon. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the east, but 6.5 to 7.5m in the south at first, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south, drifting to the east from mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central and northern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south towards mid-period, reaching 4.5m in the south-east by the end of the period, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 in the south, reaching 35 in the south-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south from mid-period, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m In the afternoon, with SW Swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : S to SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the south-east at first, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in rain and showers in the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in places in the north and South-east, subsiding in the north from mid-period, with S to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/11/13 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Gale force 8 over WAM, AMS, CRO and KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/11/13 AT 1200UTC - Waving front axis 30S/50E, 38S/59E, 44S/66E, 48S/78E, moving eastward. - Thundery low 993 near 37S/45E, filling and moving north-eastward. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/11/13 at 1800UTC to 25/11/14 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Rain, showers and squalls with the front, then with the thundery low. WIND: NW 6/7 backing S 6/7 locally 8 with gusts behind the low, decreasing S 5 to 6 by Western at the end. SEA: rough to very rough. W swell 3 to 5 m arriving by Western later. VISI: very poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Scattered showers then frontal rain, showers and squalls by Western later. WIND: Northerly 5 to 6 locally 7/8 with gusts over South-Western backing at end South-Westerly 6/7 locally 8 with gusts over the farSouth-Western. SEA: moderate to rough, locally very rough by South-Western. W swell by Western in the daytime. VISI: poor or very poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Frontal rain, showers and squalls over North-Eastern at first. WIND: South-Westerly 5 to 6 locally 7/8 with gusts. SEA: rough to very rough. W then SW swell 2 to 4 m arriving by Western later. VISI: poor or very poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Frontal rain, showers and squalls. WIND: NW 6/7 locally 8 with gusts ahead of the front, then backing South-Westerly 5/6 locally 7. SEA: rough to very rough locally high in vicinity of the front. W swell 2 to 4 m abating. VISI: poor or very poor in precipitation.