WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
08TH 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 082200 TO 092200 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: NW TO W 35 IN THE SOUTH-WEST AT FIRST.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W TO NW 35 IN PLACES IN THE SOUTH.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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HIGH 1022 HPA 25S00W,
LOW 960 HPA 55S22E, LOW 1016 HPA 43S46E, LOW 1016 HPA 27S49E,
1. COLD FRONT: 42S20E 47S26E 52S29E 60S35E INTO 58S22E.
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 15 IN THE EXTREME EAST.
VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE
EXTREME
EAST UNTIL MID-PERIOD.
SEA STATE: 3.0M IN THE SOUTH, WITH S TO SW SWELL.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E TO SE 05 TO 15 IN THE NORTH, OTHERWISE ANTICYCLONIC 05
TO
15.
VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN RAIN IN THE EXTREME SOUTH.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, OTHERWISE S TO SE
15
TO 25 REACHING 30 IN PLACE IN THE SOUTH-EAST.
VIS : GOOD.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE EAST, WITH S TO SW SWELL.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE EXTREME NORTH, OTHERWISE SW
15 TO
25 BUT NW 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL DRIFTING TO THE
SOUTH-
EAST TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.
VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN PLACES.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 4.0M, EXCEPT IN THE NORTH-WEST, REACHING 4.5M IN
THE
EXTREME SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST, WITH W TO SW SWELL.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE NORTH-WEST SPREADING TO THE
CENTRAL PARTS TOWARDS MID-PERIOD, BUT NW 15 TO 25 IN THE
SOUTH-EAST OTHERWISE SW TO W 15 TO 25.
VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE IN RAIN AND SHOWERS IN THE SOUTH AND
WEST.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 4.0M REACHING 4.5M IN THE SOUTH-EAST UNTIL
MID-PERIOD,
WITH SW TO W SWELL.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : VARIABLE 05 TO 10 IN PLACES IN THE EAST AND NORTH-CENTRAL
PARTS BUT NE 15 TO 25 IN THE EXTREME EAST OTHERWISE NW TO
W 15
TO 25 REACHING 30 TO 35 IN THE SOUTH-WEST AT FIRST.
VIS : GOOD IN PLACES IN THE NORTH OTHERWISE MODERATE IN SHOWERS
AND
THUNDERSHOWERS.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 4.0M REACHING 4.5 TO 5.5M IN THE SOUTH-WEST, WITH
SW TO
W SWELL.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : CYCLONIC 15 TO 25 IN THE EAST OTHERWISE ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO
10
BUT NE 10 TO 20 IN THE EXTREME WEST BUT SW 15 TO 25 IN THE
EXTREME SOUTH-WEST.
VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN
THE
EAST AND IN THE EXTREME SOUTH-WEST BY THE END OF THE
PERIOD.
SEA STATE: 3.0M IN THE SOUTH AND EAST WITH S TO SW SWELL.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : SW 15 TO 25 IN THE EXTREME EAST, OTHERWISE S TO SE 05 TO
15
REACHING 20 IN PLACE BUT E TO NE 05 TO 15 IN THE EXTREME
SOUTH-WESTERN PARTS.
VIS : GOOD.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E TO SE 05 TO 15 IN THE NORTH, OTHERWISE N TO NE 05 TO 15.
VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN
THE
SOUTH.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : CYCLONIC 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST OTHERWISE W
TO NW
15 TO 25 REACHING 30 BUT 35 IN PLACES IN THE SOUTH.
VIS : GOOD IN THE CENTRAL PARTS UNTIL MID-PERIOD, OTHERWISE
MODERATE
IN SHOWERS AND RAIN.
SEA STATE: 3.5 TO 4.5M BUT 5.0M IN THE SOUTH-WEST, 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)
2026/10/08 AT 0500UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%
STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
- NIL
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/08 AT 0000UTC
- WEAK COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHWESTERN CRO AT FIRST.- THUNDERY LOW
EXPECTED 1014 NEAR 29S/49E AT 18TU.- NEW EXPECTED COLD FRONT OVER FAR
WESTERN CRO AT END.- HIGH 1043 NEAR 40S/69E, SLOW MOVING, EXPECTED
1035 AT END.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/08 AT 0600UTC TO 26/10/09 AT
0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN SOON, ELSEWHERE SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WIND: NE OR N 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6 WITH GUSTS OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN
SOON.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. EAST SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS,ABATING.
VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4, AT TIMES 4 OR 5 OVER NORTHERN AT FIRST.
SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH.
VIS: GOOD, TEMPORARILY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWESTERN, ELSEWHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: OVER NORTHERN : N 4 OR 5, INCREASING 5 OR 6 OVER WESTERN AT
ENDOVER
SOUTHERN: NW 5 OR 6 OVER EASTERN, S 2 OR 3 OVER WESTERN,
BECOMING E
4 OR 5 SOON, THEN N 5 OR 6 AT END.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN AT FIRST.
SW
SWELL 3 OR 4 METERS OVER SOUTHERN.
VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
FEW SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 BUT W 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHERN AT FIRST.
SEA : MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. SW SWELL 3
TO 4
METERS.
VIS : GOOD.=
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