WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
03RD OF NOVEMBER 2026 AT 17:00 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 032200 TO 042200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the south-east at first.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1022 hPa 33s28w, High 1018 hPa 35s38e.
Low 1000 hPa 36s02w
1. Cold Front : 27s01w 34s05e 39s09e 41s00w into 36s02w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east at first, otherwise
Anticyclonic 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south with W to SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15
reaching 20 in the south-east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the east reaching 30 otherwise
Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the east until mid-
period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, with W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : SE 05 to 15 in the north-east otherwise Cyclonic 15 to 25
reaching 30 in places.
VIS : Good in the north-east otherwise moderate in showers and
thundershowers.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and west reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the
north-west, with W to NW swell but SW swell in the south-east.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the south-east otherwise Anticyclonic
05 to 15 but NE 10 to 20 in the extreme north-west but NW
to N 15 to 25 in the west and central parts.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central
parts spreading to the south-east from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20 but
variable 05 to 10 in the east at first.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west
and south-east.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east but variable 05
to 10 in the north.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the
extreme north-east at times.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-
west.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the north-east at first and in the extreme west
towards end of the period, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30 reaching
35 in the south-east at first but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the
north-east spreading to the north-west from mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the east and south
spreading to the north by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m 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)
26/11/03 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 EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CRO.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/11/03 AT 1200UTC
- A LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 1011 HPA DEEPENING NEAR 37S/54E, EXPECTED
1000 HPA NEAR 42S/71E AT END ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT (CF) MOVING
SOUTHEASTWARD.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/11/03 AT 1800UTC TO 26/11/04
AT 1800UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AS THE LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEEPENS.
WIND: CLOCKWISE 3/4 INCREASING AHEAD THE FRONT NW 4/5 AND
SOUTHEASTERLY 5/6 BEHIND THE FRONT.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL OF 2 TO 3 M.
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SHOWERS AND FRONTALS RAINS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT FROM WESTERN
AREA.
WIND: VARIABLE 2/4BECOMING CLOCKWISE 4/5 FROM THE WEST THEN
INCREASING WESTERLY 5/6 AT END.
SEA : MODERATE TO TEMPORARILY ROUGH.SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL
AROUND 2 M.
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS AND FRONTALS RAINS (CF) OVER NORTHERN AND MORE FREQUENT
SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW FRONT LATER.
WIND: CLOCKWISE 3/4 INCREASING AT FIRST NW 5/6 FROM SOUTHWESTERN
AREA THEN W 6/7 LOCALLY 8 LATER.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH. ARRIVAL OF A WESTERLY SWELL 4 TO 5 M OVER WESTERN
AT END.
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
FRONTAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH
LATER.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 INCREASING NORTHERLY 5/6 OVER NORTHERN
AND OVER SOUTHERN THEN INCREASING WESTERLY 6/7 OVER WESTERN AT
END.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. WSW SWELL 2 TO 3 M.
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.