FQZA31 FAPR 031700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 03RD 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 032200 TO 042200 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 places in the central and south- east at first, but SW 35 to 40 in the south- west, drifting to the south tomorrow morning, as well as south-east by mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 31s05w, High 1024 hPa 30s40e Low 974 hPa 56s36e. 1. Cold Front: 36s06e 42s16e 45s22e 47s27e 48s33e into 56s36e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east at first. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to NW 10 to 20 in the southern parts, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west at first, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south- West, spreading to the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east at first, but S to SE 10 to 20 in the northern parts, reaching 25 in the north-east from mid-period, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the south-east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east at first, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NE 20 to 30 in the north-west at first, but NW 15 to 25 in the eastern half, reaching 30 in the south-east, otherwise S to SW 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the south-west at first, as well as in the north-west from mid-morning. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the southern parts, spreading to the central parts tomorrow evening, while clearing in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 in the north and eastern half, reaching 25 to 30 in the north at times, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the extreme west and south-west. It will become S to SW 20 to 30 in the south-west from tomorrow mid-morning, spreading to the west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in places, except in the north-west, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 in the south-west, but variable 05 to 10 in the east, becoming W to NW 05 to 15 from mid-period, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north at first, as well as by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and south-east, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south and south-east, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the north and extreme south- west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west and south at first. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in places in the central and south-east at first, but SW 20 to 30 in the south and south- west, reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west, drifting to the south tomorrow morning, as well as south-east by mid-period. VIS : Moderate in rain and showers, with snow-showers in the south, becoming good in the west from tomorrow morning, as well as central parts by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the northern parts, otherwise 5.0 to 6.0m, , with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 25/11/03 AT 1700UTC 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 CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/11/03 AT 1200UTC - WAVING FRONT AXIS 30S/58E 40S/66E 50S/82E SLOWLY MOVING NORTHEASTWARD - HIGH 027 HPA NEAR 32S/42E FORECAST OVER WAM SOON - HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 35S/84E SLOW MOVING PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/11/03 AT 1800UTC TO 25/11/04 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER NORTHEASTERN, LEAVING THE AREA LATER. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5, AT TIMES 6 OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN AT START AND FAR SOUTWESTERN SOON. SEA : ROUGH, AT TIMES VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHWESTERN AT START WITH SW SWELL 3/4M ABATTING. VISIBILITY : POOR IN RAIN. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTH-WESTERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 BUT NORTHWESTERLY 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN TONIGHT. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, AT TIMES VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN WITH SW SWELL 3 TO 4M. VISIBILITY : POOR WITH RAIN. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS. WIND : NORTHWESTERLY 6/7, AT TIMES 8 OVER SOUTHERN LATER. SEA : VERY ROUGH AND CROSSED, SW SWELL 4M. VISIBILITY : POOR IN SHOWERS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER NORTHEASTERN LEAVING THE AREA SOON. SHOWER OVER SOUTHWESTERN LATER. WIND : NW 6 TO 7 OVER MOST OF THE AREA BUT LOCALLY VARIABLE 3/5. SEA : VERY ROUGH AND CROSSED WITH SW SWELL 4M. VISIBILITY : POOR WITH RAIN.=