WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
06th OF JUNE 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: W to NW 35 in the south-west from mid-period.
2. CAPE EAST: N to NE 35 over the eastern parts at first.
3. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NE 35 in the east for the first half of the
period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1020 hPa hPa 28s10e High 1038 hPa 43s54e.
Low 996 hPa 46s32e.
1. Cold Front: 40s38e 45s38e 49s33e into 46s32e.
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 10 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.
SEA STATE: 3.0m 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-east, otherwise W to NW 20 to
30 reaching 35 in the south-west from mid-period.
VIS : Good in places in the extreme north, otherwise moderate in
showers and rain but poor in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-west from mid-
period, with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north-east, otherwise W to NW
10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-west.
VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate in showers and
rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, except in the north-east, reaching 4.0m in the
south, with SW swell.
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 20 to 30 over the eastern parts reaching 35 at first.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain over the south-western
parts and moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
the east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m over the central and eastern
parts for the first half of the period, 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 15 to 25.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over
the central 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 15.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west and
south.
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 in the east for the first half of the period,
otherwise W to SW 15 to 25. It will become anticyclonic 05 to
10 over the northern parts from mid-period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers, becoming good
over the central and southern parts from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m, with N to NE swell, subsiding to 3.0 to 3.5m
towards the end of the period.
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.