FQZA31 FAPR 011230 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 01ST OF JUNE 2025 AT 13:30 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 012200 TO 022200 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 NW 35 in the south-east from the morning until in the afternoon. 2. CAPE EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-east at first, as well as in the extreme south-west from late morning into the evening. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 to 45 in places, except in the north and north-western parts, moderating in the north-east and west from mid-period, as well as south-west towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1026 hPa 30s01e, High 1028 hPa 29s70e, High 1016 hPa 42s08e Low 992 hPa 47s42e. 1. Cold front: 40s19e 43s34e 46s43e into 47s42e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in light showers and rain at times in the west. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : W to SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south and south-east, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places in the south and west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south and south-west, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, east and central parts, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, becoming N to NE 10 to 20 in the south- west from mid-period, reaching 25 to 30 towards the end of the period, while becoming W to NW 15 to 25 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain along the band in the North-west through to the south-east, becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west from mid- period, spreading to the south-west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the west, subsiding in the central parts from mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west, spreading to the south and north from mid- period, as well as south-east by the end of the period, otherwise, W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south- east from the morning until in the afternoon. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west and southern parts, spreading to the northern parts in the evening. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south and south- eastern parts, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west at first, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east at first, as well as in the extreme south-west from late morning into the evening, becoming SW 15 to 25 from the evening. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the north and north-east, otherwise 5.5 to 6.5m, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : W to NW 05 to 15 in the southern parts, reaching 29 in the west and south-west by the end of the period, otherwise anti- cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east and northern parts, as well as in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in places in the southern parts, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : N to NE 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the north and north-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in light rain in places in the north and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the northern parts. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in places, with E to SE swell, but SW in the south. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 20 to 30 in the north and north-western parts, spreading to north-east and west from mid-period, as well as south-west towards the end of the period, otherwise 35 to 45. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, with possible snow in the southern parts. SEA STATE: 6.0 to 8.0m, reaching 8.5 to 9.5m in the south-western parts, spreading to the south and south-east from the morning, becoming 10m in the south-east in the evening, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/06/01 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, EXPECTED TO EVOLVE LATER IN STRONG GALE. - GALE RUNNING OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/06/01 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1029 NEAR 30S/70E SLOW-MOVING. - LOW 960 NEAR 58S/62E, MOVING SOUTH-EASTWARD, WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT (CF) AXIS 56S/77E, 44S/73E, 38S/65E AND WAVING OVER EASTERN WAM. - COLD FRONT (CG) AXIS 41S/48E, 44S/58E, 51S/60E, RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARD AND MERGING LATER WITH CF. - WARM FRONT (WH) SOON OVER WESTERN CRO, FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT (CH), RAPIDLY MOVING TOWARDS KER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/06/01 AT 0600UTC TO 25/06/02 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER EASTERN. WIND: AHEAD OF CF, NW 5/6 DECREASING 4/5, GUSTS. BEHIND, OVER SOUTHERN, WESTERLY 5/6 INCREASING 5/6, GUSTS, NUT 3/4 OVER NORTHERN. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN AT END. SW SWELL 3 TO 5M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: NORTH-WESTERLY 5/6 OVER SOUTHERN WITH GUSTS, BUT ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 OVER NORTHERN AT TIMES 5. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY MODERATE OVER NORTH-WESTERN. SE SWELL AROUND 3M OVER FAR NORTH-EASTERN AT FIRST. SW SWELL 3 TO 5M SPREADING GRADUALLY FROM SOUTH-WEST. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS WITH CG, WH AND CH. TEMPORARILY SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF WH. WIND: WESTERLY 6/7 AT TIMES 8, BACKING SOON NW AND INCREASING 7/8 AT TIMES 9, THEN VEERING AGAIN W AT END. GUST TO SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : HIGH, AT TILES VERY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. PREDOMINANTLY W SWELL, 4 TO 6M. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS WITH CF, CG, THE WH AT END. SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF WH. WIND: NW 6/7 AT TIMES 8, BACKING LATER W 5/6 AT TIMES 7, THEN INCREASING NW 7/8 OVER WESTERN AT END. GUSTS TO SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH FROM EAST TO WEST. EASTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5M. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.