FQZA31 FAPR 080830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 08TH OF AUGUST 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 071000 to 081000 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: Cyclonic 35 to 45 in the south-west, drifting to the south- east towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1030 hPa 37s14w, High 1026 hPa 29s60e Low 1012 hPa 39s04e 1. Cold Front: 33s00e 38s05e into 39s04e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in light rain in places in the south from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S to SW swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with S to SW swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the east towards the end of the period, becoming NE 10 to 20 in the south-west from mid- period. VIS : Moderate in rain and showers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north and east, with S to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, except in the north-east at first, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south drifting to the eastern parts towards the end of the period, becoming N to NW 10 to 20 in the west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north-east, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, but cyclonic 35 to 45 in the south-west, drifting to the south-east towards the end of the period. It will become S to SW 15 to 25 in the west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in rain and showers in the west and south, spreading to the eastern parts towards the end of the period, while clearing in the west. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the central parts reaching 7.0 to 7.5m in the second half of the period, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise SW to S 10 to 20 spreading to the south-east from mid-period. It will become NE 15 to 25 in the west towards mid-period reaching 30 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east and in the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, except in the north-east, but 4.0 to 4.5m in the west spreading over the western half by mid-period, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 becoming NE 10 to 20 in the south-west towards mid-period reaching 25 by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west from mid-period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west at first. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the north-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east at first, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south from mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in rain and showers, but with possible snow- showers in the south, becoming good in the north from mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south from mid-period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/08/08 AT 0400UTC 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, 25/08/08 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1024 HPA NEAR 30S/59E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - WAVING FRONT BETWEEN 37S AND 45S AND BETWEEN 50E AND 80E (FROM SOUTH-WESTERN WAM TO EASTERN KER). PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/08/08 AT 0600UTC TO 25/08/09 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 LOCALLY W 6 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND: W 3 TO 5 LOCALLY 6 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M ABATING. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND: WESTERLY 5 TO 7 BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN LATER. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. W SWELL 3 TO 4 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND: WESTERLY 5 TO 7 WITH GUSTS BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 OVER NORTH- WESTERN AT THE END. SEA : OFTEN VERY ROUGH AND LOCALLY ROUGH BY NORTH-WESTERN AT THE END. W SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.