FQZA31 FAPR 290830

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
29TH OF APRIL 2025 AT 08:30 UTC.

FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2
BELOW.

NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.

AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 291000 TO 301000 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:
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NIL

SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 37s05w, High 1028 hPa 37s50e

Low   984 hPa 40s38w, Low 964 hPa 57s28e

1. Cold Front: 19s38w 25s31w 30s28w 35s24w into 40s38w

2. Cold Front: 34s18e 40s28e 45s35e 50s40e into 57s28e

AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND     : W to SW 15 to 25 in the west, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25,
           reaching 30 during the second half of the period.
VIS      : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the extreme south-
           west, spreading to the western half towards mid-period while
           becoming poor in showers and thundershowers.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, with W to SW swell and 3.0 to 3.5m in
           the extreme central north from mid-period, with E to NE
           swell.

DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the central north, spreading
           to the central parts by mid-period and the western parts
           during the second half of the period.
VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
           the north-west, spreading to the entire western half.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0m in the northern and central parts,
           with SE to E swell.

MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 but E to SE in the south-east and NE 10 to 15
           in the extreme south-west. It will become variable 05 in the
           west and central parts during the second half of the period.
VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
           places in the northern and southern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south, with E to SE swell.

MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south.
VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, spreading over the southern half
           towards mid-period, with E to SE swell.

MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND     : NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south and west. It will
           become S to SE 10 to 15 in the west and north-west during the
           second half of the period.
VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south and west,
           drifting to the central and north-eastern parts towards mid-
           period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and west, spreading to the southern
           and western halves towards mid-period, while reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the extreme south-west, with W to SW swell.

AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)

25/04/29 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, 25/04/29 AT 0000UTC

- HIGH 1029 OVER WAM AND RIDGE TOWARD AMS AND CRO.

PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/04/29 AT 0600UTC TO 25/04/30 AT 0600UTC

WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4.
SEA : BECOMING MODERATE FROM WEST. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M ABATING.
VIS : GOOD.

AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTH-EASTERN.
WIND: SOUTHERLY 4/6.
SEA : ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.

CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
SCATTERED RAIN.
WIND: WESTERLY 4/6.
SEA : ROUGH, MODERATE OVER NORTH-WESTERN.
VIS : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS.

KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED RAIN OR SHOWERS.
WIND: WESTERLY 4/6, LOCALLY 7 OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN.
SEA : ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER EASTERN AT END. W SWELL 2 TO 3 M.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS