Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2025-11-29 18:13:23 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 291445 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 29TH OF NOVEMBER 2025 AT 14:45 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 292200 TO 302200 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 EAST: SW 35 in the central parts. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-west spreading to the south-east towards end of period, when it will become NW 35 to 40 in the south-west. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 34s04e, High 1020 hPa 35s49e. Low 1003 hPa 36s24w, Low 1006 hPa 35s29e. 1. Cold Front: 39s33e 47s37e 53s39e 58s34e into 56s20e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15 reaching 25 in places in the north-east, becoming NW 15 to 20 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in places in the east. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise NW to W 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the west, spreading to the central-south by mid- period, but S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west, becoming NW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west end of period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the southern half, including the north-western parts, clearing in the south-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the southern parts, becoming 4.0m in the central and central-south towards mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 in the north-west, otherwise SW 10 to 15, but SE 15 to 25 in the north-east and W to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south- West, spreading to the east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0 in the southern half, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m the south- east, while becoming 3.0m in the north-east towards mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the central-south, but W to SW 15 to 25 in the west, and cyclonic 20 to 30 over the central parts where it will become SW 35. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershower in places in the central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m reaching 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west, spreading to the central-south by end of period, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 in the eastern parts otherwise SW to S 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west clearing by mid-period but also in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east and 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with SW swell but SE in the north-east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, but W to NW 05 to 10 in the south, but NE to N in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east and south-west towards mid-period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places, but good in the north-east. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west spreading to the south-east towards end of period, when it will become NW 20 to 30 in the west but 35 to 40 in the south-west. VIS : Good in the north-west, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain and light snow-showers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, but 5.5 to 6.5 in the western parts, reaching 7.0 to 8.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with W to SW swell, but NW in the eastern parts. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/11/29 AT 1400UTC 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, 25/11/29 AT 1200UTC - COLD FRONT OVER NORTH-EASTERN AMS AND LEAVING THE AREA SOON. - HIGH 1020 HPA NEAR 34S/50E, EXPECTED OVER WAM 1024 HPA NEAR 33S/65E AT END. - COLD FRONT EXPECTED OVER WESTERN CRO SOON AND MOVING TO KER AT THE END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/11/29 AT 1800UTC TO 25/11/30 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL SHOWERS AND RAIN OVER SOUTHERN IN THE DAYTIME. WIND : BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 INCREASING LOCALLY NW 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS AT FIRST. WIND : SOUTH-WESTERLY 4 TO 5 LOCALLY 6 BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 LATER. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS BY WESTERN SOON. WIND : WESTERLY 4 TO 6 INCREASING NW 6 TO 7 AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH GUSTS AND BACKING W 6/7 BEHIND. SEA : ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. W SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VISI : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS THEN FRONTAL SHOWERS AND RAIN OVER WESTERN AT THE END. WIND : WESTERLY 4 TO 6. GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH. W SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=