WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
05th OF MARCH 2026 AT 16:00 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 052200 TO 062200 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 WEST: S to SW 35 to 40 in the central south from mid-period, spreading
to the east in the evening.
2. CAPE EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in the west from the evening.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1020 hPa 30s12w, High 1024 hPa 43s58e
Low 988 hPa 55s35e, Low 1011 hPa 34s16e
1. Cold front: 47s32e 50s36e 54s37e into 55s35e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
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 : Variable in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the western half, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the
east at first.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east and south-east, with S to SE swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east and north-west at first, otherwise S to
SW 05 to 15, but 20 to 30 in the southern half, reaching 35 to 40 in
the central south from mid-period, spreading to the east in the
evening.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west
at first, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south
from the morning, spreading to the east from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m from mid-period,
spreading to the east by the end of the period, with S to SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise variable 05 to 10. It will
become W to SW 20 to 30 in the west from mid-period, reaching 35 to
40 from the evening.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in
the central, north-west and southern parts, becoming moderate in
showers and rain in the west from tomorrow afternoon.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the central and southern parts, but 4.0 to 5.0m in the
west towards the end of the period, with NW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east and south-east, otherwise E to NE 10 to
20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north, west and and south-western parts.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-
west from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with NE swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts until mid-period, otherwise
E to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and
eastern parts at times.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-west, drifting to the central parts by
mid-period, as well as south-east by the end of period, otherwise N
to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the east at first.
VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north, east and south-
east, clearing in the south-east from the morning.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, except in the west and north-east, 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)
26/03/05 AT 1600UTC
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 Eastern KER area at beginning.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/05 AT 1200UTC
- High 1027 near 44S/61E moving Eastward.
- Cold front CF axis 43S/41E, 46S/48E, 49S/54E, 56S/61E moving Eastward 15kt.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/05 at 1800UTC to 26/03/06 at 1800UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
Showers.
WIND : E to NE 3 to 4.
SEA : Moderate. SE swell 1,5 to 2 meters.
VIS : Poor in precipitation.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
Showers over Northern area.
WIND : Becoming anticlockwise 2 to 3 over Southern area but E 3 to 4 over
Northern area.
SEA : Moderate to rough locally very rough over South-Eastern area. S swell 3
to 4 meters.
VIS : Poor in precipitation.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
Showers and frontal showers CF over Southern area.
WIND : Settling up NW 5 to 6 with gusts ahead CF.
SEA : Moderate to rough. W swell 2 to 3 meters.
VIS : Poor to very poor in precipitation.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
Showers then frontal rain and showers by South-Western area at end.
WIND : SW 6 to 7 locally 8 over Eastern area at beginning then W 4 to 5 by
Western area.
SEA : Rough to very rough becoming moderate to rough by Western area at end. S
swell 3 to 4 meters abating.
VIS : Poor in precipitation.