WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
06th OF JUNE 2026 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 061000 TO 071000 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. CAPE EAST: N to NE 35 over the eastern parts.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NE 35.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1020 hPa hPa 28s09e High 1038 hPa 44s52e.
Low 998 hPa 43s31e.
1. Cold Front: 39s37e 43s35e 45s30e into 43s31e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 05 to 15 but NW 10 to 15 in the south-east.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south
and west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-
west.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with S to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) :
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25
reaching 30 in places in the south.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the south, with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north-east, otherwise W to NW
15 to 25.
VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate in showers.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east, reaching 4.5 in the
south, with SW swell but NW swell in the south-east.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise SW 10 to 20 but N to
NE 25 to 35 over the eastern parts.
VIS : Good in the extreme east and north-west, otherwise moderate to
poor in showers and thundershowers.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m over the central and eastern
parts with E to NE swell, but S to SE swell in the west.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise N to NE 20 to 30.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over
the central and north-eastern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0m over the central parts, with E to
SE swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SW 05 to 10 reaching 15 in the west and south.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 in the south, otherwise SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west
and south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with SE swell.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : N to NE 25 to 35. It will become W to SW 20 to 25 in the west
from mid-period.
VIS : Good in the east for the first half of the period, otherwise
moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers.
SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m, except in the east for the first half of the
period, with N to NE swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/06/06 AT 0400UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
- GALE RUNNING OVER KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/06/06 AT 0000UTC
- HIGH 1037 OVER CRO, SLOW-MOVING NORTHEASTWARD.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/06 AT 0600UTC TO 26/06/07 AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHEASTERN.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5.
SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH.
VIS: GOOD.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN.
WIND: S TO SE 4/6, LOCALLY 7 OVER NORTHEASTERN
SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY S SWELL 2 TO 4 M INCREASING 4 TO 6 M OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN AT END.
VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
FOG PATCHES.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5 INCREASING N TO NW 6/7 OVER SOUTHWESTERN AT END.
SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH BUT VERY ROUGH BY SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M.
VIS: GOOD.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER SOUTHEASTERN.
WIND: SW 7/8 OVER SOUTHERN WITH SEVERE GUSTS BUT 4/6 OVER NORTHERN.
SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M.
VIS: GOOD BUT POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.