FQZA31 FAPR 281330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 28TH OF AUGUST 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 282200 to 292200 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. TRISTAN: NW 35 in the south-west, drifting to the south-east from mid-period. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in places in the south. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1026 hPa 27s08w, High 1026 hPa 30s44e. Low 960 hPa 60s19e 1. Cold Front: 40s23e 45s34e 50s38e 64s16e into 60s19e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east. VIS : Good, but moderate in thundershowers in the north-east at first. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south at first, with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the south-west, drifting to the south-east from mid-period while reaching 35, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west, spreading to the north-east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the east at first, and in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the south- west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-west, spreading to the south-east from mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the north-west, spreading to the south-east by mid-period, as well as in the south-west where it reaches 30, otherwise W to SW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south, but SE 05 to 15 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west, drifting to the south-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in the south-east at first and in the south-west by the end of the period, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the south, becoming SW 20 to 30 in the south-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-central and north-east, reaching 4.5m in the south-west at first, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east until mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west by mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east and in the south-west, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the south-west, but SW 05 to 10 in the south-east. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places in the north and extreme south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0m with S to SW swell, but SE swell in the north. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the east until mid-period and in the south-west by the end of the period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 35 to 40 in places in the south, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north and east with possible snow-showers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.5 to 6.5m in the south, with W to SW Swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) FQIO20 FMEE 260548 MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2025/08/28 AT 0400UTC 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 SOUTH-EASTERN KER IN THE DAYTIME. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/08/28 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT OVER EASTERN AMS MOVING EASTWARD. - WAVING FRONT OVER NORTHERN CRO AND SOUTH-WESTERN WAM MOVING OVER NORTHERN KER AT THE END. - COLD FRONT REACHING WESTERN CRO AT THE END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/08/28 AT 0600UTC TO 25/08/29 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN, W 5/6 LOCALLY 7 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M ABATING 2 TO 3 M AT THE END. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, FRONTAL SHOWERS AND LOCALLY THUNDERY SQUALLS OVER EASTERN. WIND : NW 5 TO 7 OVER EASTERN AT FIRST AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING W 4 TO 6 BEHIND. SOON, ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 IN NORTH, WESTERLY 4 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 IN SOUTH. GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. LONG SW SWELL 4 TO 6 M. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN THEN OVER WESTERN AT THE END. WIND : WESTERLY 4 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 DECREASING TEMPORARILY 3 TO 5 BY WESTERN SOON. SETTING UP NW 5 TO 7 BY WESTERN AT THE END AHEAD OF THE FRONT. GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST. W QWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN, FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND : W 5 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 WITH GUSTS AT FIRST OVER SOUTH-EASTERN. SEA : HIGH TO VERY HIGH BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY WESTERN AT THE END. W SWELL 5 TO 7 M ABATING 3 TO 5 M AT THE END. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.