FQZA31 FAPR 141330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 14TH OF OCTOBER 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 142200 TO 152200 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: SW to S 35 to 40 knots in the south towards mid-period. 2. CAPE EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 knots in places in the west. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: NE to N 35 in the east until towards the end of the Period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1032 hPa 40s48e, High 1037 hPa 38s11w, Low 1008 hPa 30s31e, Low 1002 hPa 43s28e, Low 993 hPa 54s25e 1. Cold Front: 46s28e 45s25e 55s26e into 54s25e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the east spreading to the north towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good, moderate with showers and rain in places. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise SE to E 05 to 15, but NW to N 05 to 15 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the north, becoming poor in showers and rain in the extreme south-west by the end of the period. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise SW to S 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the south towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east. SEA STATE: 5.0 to 6.0m in the south reaching 6.5 to 7.0m in the extreme south-east from mid-period, otherwise 3.0 to 4.0 except in the in the north-west, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the west, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east until mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 5.0 to 6.0m in the south reaching 6.5 to 7.0m in the extreme south-west from mid-period, otherwise 3.0 to 4.0 except in the north-west, with N to NW swell but SW in the west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SW 20 to 30 in the west, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the central north. It will become variable 05 to 10 in the south-west and central parts towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the places, with NE to N swell, but SW in the Extreme west. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but SE to E 15 to 20 in the north until mid-period. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme north-west, otherwise, but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme north at times. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north, with SE to E swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25, but NE to N 25 to 35 in the east until mid- period. It will become NW 10 to 15 in the extreme north-west towards the end of the Period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers clearing in the north-west from mid-period, becoming poor in snow-showers in the south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with NW to N swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/10/14 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, 25/10/14 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1035 HPA NEAR 41S/45E. - LOW 970 HPA NEAR 54S/84E WITH COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED AND AXIS 31S/69E, 32S/78E, 35S/87E. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/10/14 AT 0600UTC TO 25/10/15 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: SOUTHERLY 4 TO 5 LOCALLY 6 OVER EASTERN AREA BUT ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 OVER WESTERN AREA. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH. S TO SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M. VIS: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN AREA BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA. WIND: BECOMING W TO SW 5 TO 6. SEA: ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: W TO SW 5 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 WITH GUSTS OVER EASTERN AREA. BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 BY WESTERN AREA. SEA: ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: SW 5 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 WITH GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH. W TO SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.=