WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
02ND OF OCTOBER 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 021000 TO 031000 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. TRADES : S to SE 35 in the south-east from mid-period.
2. TRISTAN : W to NW 35 to 40 in places in the west from this
afternoon spreading to the south from mid-period.
3. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 in the south-west by the end of the period.
4. DURBAN EAST: E to NE 35 in places in the north and central parts
until tomorrow morning.
5. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: E to SE 35 in the south-east until tomorrow
morning.
6. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 to 40 in places in the southern
parts until mid-period, as well as south-west
by the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1026 hPa 29s00w, High 1039 hPa 37s52e.
Low 1020 hPa 21s40e.
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 : S to SE 05 to 15 but SW 05 to 10 in the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the southern parts, reaching 30 in the
south-west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain over the extreme south-
west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with NW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east from mid-
period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east and south-east towards the end of the period,
with S to SE swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in places in the west from
this afternoon spreading to the south from mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the central
and western parts spreading to the south-east from tomorrow
morning.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west and southern parts, reaching 5.0 to
6.0m in the central, south and south-western parts from mid-
period, but 7.0 to 7.5m in the south-west by the end of the
period, with W to NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the south and south-west reaching 30 to 35
in the south-west by the end of the period, but S to SE 10 to
20 in the north-east reaching 25 from mid-period, otherwise
anti-cyclonic 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in places in the west and southern parts,
subsiding in the west from mid-period, with SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the eastern half reaching 30 in the
central, north and southern parts until mid-period, otherwise
SW 05 to 15.
VIS : Good becoming moderate in showers and rain in the west and
southern parts overnight.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in in places in the central, south and south-
western parts, with W to NW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in places in the north and
central parts until tomorrow morning.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
north and north-western parts, spreading to the central from
tomorrow morning.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m (except in the south and west) reaching 4.0m in
the northern parts, with E to SE swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Cyclonic 10 to 20 over the central parts, otherwise E to SE 10
to 20 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east until tomorrow
morning.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
west and south, spreading to the central parts from tomorrow
morning.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and southern parts, subsiding in
the central from the evening as well as southern parts from
the morning, with S to SE swell.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the west, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25
reaching 30 in the south until mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in light rain in places but moderate to poor in
showers and thundershowers over the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with E to SE swell.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in places in the southern
parts until mid-period, as well as south-west by the end of
the period. It will become anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west
and central parts tomorrow morning.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the west and
southern parts, spreading to the east and north-west from mid-
period, while clearing in the west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-west, spreading
to the west and south from the evening, 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)
26/10/02 AT 0600UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
- GALE OVER KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/02 AT 0000UTC
- HIGH 1038 HPA NEAR 38S/51E, SLOWLY MOVING NORTH-EASTWARD- SLOWLY MOVING COLD FRONT AXIS 30S/69E AND 33S/79E
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/02 AT 0600UTC TO 26/10/03 AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE NORTHERN AREA.
WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4, BUT SOUTHEAST 4/5 IN THE NORTH, LOCALLY 6 IN
THE NORTHEAST.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST. SOUTH SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS.
VIS : MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SHOWERS AND FRONTAL RAIN IN THE NORTH, GETTING HEAVIER
WIND : NORTHERN HALF: SOUTHEAST 5/6, LOCALLY 7 IN THE FAR NORTH
SOUTHERN HALF: SOUTHWEST TO SOUTEAST 3/4, LOCALLY 5 IN THE SOUTH.
SEA : MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTH-SOUTH-WESTERLY
SWELL 2 TO 5 METERS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
ISOLATED SHOWERS BY SOUTHWEST
WIND : WESTERLY, 4/5 IN THE NORTH AND 6/7 IN THE SOUTH, WITH STRONG GUSTS
IN THE FAR SOUTH.
SEA : MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. SOUTHWESTERLY
SWELL 3 TO 4 METERS.
VIS : MAINLY GOOD.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
WIND : NORTHERN HALF: WESTERLY TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6SOUTHERN HALF: WESTERLY
6/7, TEMPORARILY 8 WITH GUSTS
SEA : ROUGH TO HIGH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3
TO 5 METERS.
VIS : GENERALLY GOOD.