WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
01ST 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 012200 TO 022200 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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Nil
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1027 hPa 34s10w
High 1037 hPa 38s64e
Low 970 hPa 56s25e
1. Cold front: 43s22e 48s24e 52s28e into 56s25e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but S to SW 05 to 10 in the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the west, otherwise SE to E
10 to 20 but N to NE 05 to 10 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the
western and southern parts.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-west.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with S to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) :
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW to W 15 to 25 in the west
reaching 30 in the south-west spreading to the south from mid-
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west
and south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10
to 20 reaching 25 in the eastern parts.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the
central and eastern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-west, with S to SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Cyclonic 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the south-
west and south, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in
places in the north-east, central and southern parts, but NW
to W 10 to 20 in the south and north-west reaching 25 at
times for the first half of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the
western, southern and north-eastern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the western and north-eastern parts, with SW to
S swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the north-west and
south.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in
the central and eastern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SE swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the south.
VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in places in the north.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south reaching 25 in the south-west,
otherwise SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the central parts and south-
east but SW 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the
south-west spreading to the southern parts from mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the
central parts, north-west and south-east, spreading to the
north and east from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south, with W to SW
swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA
ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/06/01 AT 1600UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%
STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
GALE EXPECTED OVER CRO AND KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/06/01 AT 1200UTC
- HIGH OVER ALL PART BUT DISTURBED WESTERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHERN OF CRO
AND SOUTHERN OF KER.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/01 AT 1800UTC TO 26/06/02
AT 1800UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHERN.
WIND: NORTHEASTERLY 4/6.
SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH.
VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5.
SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M.
VISI: GOOD.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN LATER.
WIND: NW 5 TO 7 INCREASING 8 OVER SOUTHERN LATER.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH OVER NORTHERN, VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW
SWELL 2 TO 4 M.
VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED RAIN.
WIND: WESTERLY 5 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH INCREASING 8 OVER FAR
SOUTHERN.
SEA: ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3
TO 5 M.
VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=