GMDSS_METAREA7_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== FQZA31 FAPR 041330 SECURITE: ========= WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 04th OF JULY 2009 AT 13:30 UTC. FOR SOUTHEAST 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 042200 TO 052200 UTC. WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METRES. 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 WARNING(S): ================ 1. CAPE WEST : NW 35 in the south-west. SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 1200 UTC: ============================== High 1030 hPa 28s03w High 1038 hPa 40s35e High 1032 hPa 33s57e Low 958 hPa 58s07e Low 962 hPa 56s01w Low 990 hPa 58s61e 1. Cold Front: 38s10w 42s00w 50s07e 55s11e 58s07e 2. Cold Front: 35s45e 40s54e 45s58e 50s62e 55s66e 58s61e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W) WIND : SE 15 to 25 VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3m in south-east with SW swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/WES COAST) WIND : SE 10 to 20 but S to SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east. VIS : Good but poor in fog patches in the extreme east. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3m in south-west with SW swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W) WIND : N to NE 5 to 15 west of 10w at first, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 AND NE to NW 10 to 15 in the south-west but variable 05 in the south-east. VIS : Good but poor in showers in the south-west. SEA STATE: 2.0 to 2.5m, reaching 3m in east and later in the south-west, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST) WIND : SE 15 to 25 but S to SW 5 to 15 in the north-east at times. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5, reaching 4 in south-east at first, with a SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 but variable 05 in the north-west, spreading to the central parts and W to SW 10 to 15 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Poor in rain and showers. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, with a W to SW swell, but 5m to 6m the south-west at first, with a W swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E) WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-west at first but S to SE 15 to 25 in the north-east becoming W to SW 10 to 20 from the south-west. VIS : Poor in frontal showers in the south-west, spreading to the east. SEA STATE: 3 to 4m, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E) WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the north-east at first, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the east but NE 20 to 30 west of 40E becoming W to NW 15 to 25 from the west mid period. VIS : Poor in showers in the east, becoming moderate in showers from the west. SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m but 4 to 4.5m in the south, west of 35e, with a SW swell. DURBAN EAST (25S/32.5S, EAST COAST/55E) WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 becoming NE 10 to 20 in the west. VIS : Good becoming poor in showers in the extreme west and south. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE 15 to 25. VIS : Moderate in showers in the south-west. SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m in the extreme north with E to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST: WIND : SE 20 to 30. VIS : Moderate to poor in shower SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m but 4 to 4.5m in the north, with SSW well. MARION FORTIES EAST: (40S/50S, 35E/50E) WIND : SW 20 to 30 becoming W to NW 15 to 25 from the west and variable 5 in the north. VIS : Good bur poor in frontal showers in the extreme north-east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with NW swell, becoming 4.5 to 5.5m from the west with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) DATE : 09/07/04 UTC TIME : 0600 AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE. PART 1: WARNING : STRONG GALE FORCE 9 RUNNING OVER KER AND GALE FORCE 8 OVER AMS AND CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 09/07/04 AT 0000 UTC : - LOW 965 HPA STATIONNARY NEAR 50S/87E WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT LEAVING AREA. - HIGH 1036 HPA NEAR 38S/56E, EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD BY A RIDGE, MOVING EASTWARD SLOWLY. - THROUGH WITH WAVING FRONT AXIS 36S/37E, 39S/42E, 45S/46E, 50S/50E, 54S/55, 58S/59E, MOVING EAST-NORTH-EASTWARD 25 KT. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 09/07/04 AT 0600 UTC TO 09/07/05 AT 0600 UTC : WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) : FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: S 5/7 OVER EASTERN BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 4, THEN SETTING-UP N-W 5/6 BY SOUTHWESTERN, REACHING 7 AHEAD THE FRONT THEN BACKING S 5/6 BEHIND OVER WESTERN. SEA : VERY ROUGH ABATING. HEAVY SW SWELL WEAKENING. VIS : POOR IN RAIN AND SHOWERS. AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) : WEAKENING SHOWERS, FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS AT END. WIND: S TO S-W 7/8, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 4 FROM WESTERN, SETTING UP W TO N-W 6/7 AHEAD THE FRONT OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN AT END. SEA : VERY ROUGH. HEAVY S SWELL. VIS : POOR IN SHOWERS. CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) : FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND: N-W 5/6, REACHING 7 AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING S-W 6/8 BEHIND. SEA : VERY ROUGH. HEAVY SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL BECOMING CROSSED BY WESTERN. VIS : POOR IN RAIN AND SHOWERS. KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) : WEAKENING SQUALLS AND SHOWERS, THEN FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND: S TO S-W 7/9, BECOMING VARIABLE 4 IN THE RIDGE, SETTING-UP N-W 5/7 OVER WESTERN AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING S-W BEHIND OVER WESTERN. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. MODERATE TO HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELL. VIS : POOR IN SQUALLS AND SHOWERS. ==========