FQZA31 FAPR 021700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 02ND OF NOVEMBER 2025 AT 17:00 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 022200 TO 032200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1026 hPa 33s07e Low 960 hPa 63s52e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the east, spreading to the central parts by the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south, becoming SW 15 to 25 from mid- period, otherwise SE to S 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in the north-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the south-west, spreading to south-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and in the east, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, but E to NE 15 to 25 in the north-west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the south, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the east, but NE 20 to 30 in the extreme west, spreading to the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, except in the north-east until mid-period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 in the north, but variable 05 to 10 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south from mid-period. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south, spreading to the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.5m, reaching 6.0m in the south-west, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/11/02 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE OVER WAM, AMS, CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/11/02 AT 1200UTC - WAVING FRONT AXIS 26S/37E, 39S/50E, 45S/65E, 46S/80E, STEADILY MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH 1034 NEAR 34S/78E, STEADILY MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/11/02 AT 1800UTC TO 25/11/03 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS, SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST. WIND : NORTHERLY 5/6 AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT 7/8 IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT, BACKING SW 5/6 BUT 7/8 IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT. GUSTS. BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 AT TIMES 5, LATER FROM WEST. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH OVER NORTHERN, BUT ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. LONG SW SWELL 3 TO 5M SPREADING GRADUALLY FROM SOUTH-WEST. VISIBILITY : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS LATER OVER SOUTH-WESTERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4, AT TIMES 5 OVER SOUTHERN, INCREASING GRADUALLY NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, BUT 7/8 IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT OVER SOUTHERN. BACKING SW 5/6 OVER FAR SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. VISIBILITY : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAINS, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTH-EASTERN. SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN LATER. WIND : NW 7/8 OVER NORTHEASTERN, BACKING SW 6/7 LATER OVER FAR NORTHERN. VARIABLE 3/5 ELSEWHERE, INCREASING NW 6/7 BY SOUTHWESTERN LATER. SEA : VERY ROUGH, AT TIMES HIGH AT FIRST OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3 TO 5M. VISIBILITY : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. WIND : NW 7/8 WITH GUSTS BUT VARIABLE 3/4 OVER FAR SOUTHERN AT FIRST. SETTING-UP SW 4/5 AT TIMES 6 BEHIND THE FRONT, THEN NW 5/6 OVER FAR SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. SEA : VERY ROUGH, AT TIMES HIGH. WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5M. VISIBILITY : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.