WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
06th OF OCTOBER 2026 AT 13:30 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 062200 TO 072200 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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1. TRISTAN: NW 35 in the east at first.
2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 in the south-west.
3. CAPE EAST: NE 35 in the east.
4. DURBAN EAST: SW 35 to 40 in the extreme south-west at first, spreading
to the south-west by end of the period.
5. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 to 40 in the east and south.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1027 hPa 30s00w, High 1044 hPa 42s63e.
Low 988 hPa 43s19w, Low 990 hPa 54s38e.
1. Cold Front: 36s29e 44s31e 49s33e 52s40e 55s43e into 54s38e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 15 but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.0m with SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the east at first,
but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m with S to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the east at first becoming SW
15 to 20 in the south-west towards mid-period spreading to the
south and north-west towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate in showers.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south, with W to
SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west but
Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south, with SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : NE 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the east, but S to SW 20 to 30
in the west spreading to the central towards mid-period
while becoming anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the
central area, spreading to the east by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the west and south-central
with E to NE swell but SW to W swell in the west.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places in the central
but SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 40 in the extreme south-
west at first, spreading to the south-west by end
of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over
the central and south-western parts at first.
SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m in the south, with E to NE swell but SW
in the south-west.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-
west.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 10 to 15 in the south, otherwise SE 10 to 15.
VIS : Good.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : N to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 40 in the east and south,
but W to SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west spreading
eastwards by the mid-period, while becoming anticyclonic
05 to 10 in the north-west towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain over the central parts
drifting to the east and north-east during in the second half
of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north-east otherwise 5.0 to 6.0m reaching
6.0m in the west and south, with W to NW swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/10/06 AT 0600UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
- GALE CONTINUING OVER KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/06 AT 0000UTC
- HIGH 1042 NEAR 43S/57E, RATHER RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARD.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/06 AT 0600UTC TO 26/10/07 AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN.WIND: EASTERLY 5/6 BACKING NORTHEAST OVER THE WEST.SEA: VERY ROUGH OVER EXTREME EAST, ROUGH ELSEWHERE. S SWELL 2 TO 4 M.
VIS: MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHEASTERN AT FIRST.WIND: SE 6/7 BACKING EAST AT END.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M.VISI: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5 INCREASING NW 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN.SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN, MODERATE TO ROUGH OVER NORTHERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M.
VIS: GOOD.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
WIND: SW 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN, TEMPORARY 8 OVER
SOUTHEASTN.SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH OVER NORTHWESTERN AT END. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M, TEMPORARY 6 M OVER EXTREME EAST AT FIRST.
VIS: GOOD.=