WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
07th 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 072200 TO 082200 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 and south at first.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1036 hPa 40s61e.
High 1021 hPa 23s02e.
Low 1002 hPa 51s49e.
1. Cold Front: 37s43e 43s47e 47s50e into 51s49e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain over the eastern parts.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anit-cyclonic 05 to 15 but NW 15 to 25 in the south-west and
south.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-
west from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with S to SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the north-east but variable 05
to 10 in the south-west.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west and south for the first half of the
period, 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 and south at first becoming S
to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west towards mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
the southern and western parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the west and south,
with W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic central and north-eastern parts, otherwise W to
NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-west spreading to the
southern parts from mid-period.
VIS : Good, moderate in showers and rain in places over the eastern
parts for the first half of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east, with SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 at times for the
first half of the period, otherwise SW 10 to 20 but N to NE 20
to 30 over the eastern parts and anti-cyclonic in the north
and central parts.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the
south-western and western parts but poor over the eastern
parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with E to NE swell, but S to SW swell in the
west.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 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 north, south and central parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the central and eastern parts, with E to SE
swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SW 05 to 15.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the
south and central parts.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 over the southern and central parts,
but SE 10 to 20 in the north until mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in places over
the southern and central parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the central and southern parts, with SE
swell.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the extreme north-east at first, otherwise W to
SW 10 to 20, but N to NW 10 to 20 over the western parts.
VIS : Good, but Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over
the north-western parts and the north-east but in the south-
west and south-east from the second half of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with N to NW swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/06/07 AT 0600UTC
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, 26/06/07 AT 0000UTC
- HIGH 1037 HPA NEAR 41S60W, STATIONARY.
- LOW 1012 HPA NEAR 28S74E, STATIONARY.
- WAVING FRONT AXIS 40S42E, 50S42E, 55S46E, 58S60E, 51S77E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD
- COLD FRONT AXIS 29S72E, 30S74E, 30S77E, SLOW-MOVING
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/07 AT 0600UTC TO 26/06/08 AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHEASTERN.
WIND : TO THE EAST OF THE AREA, SOUTHEAST TO EAST 3 TO 5 FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH, BECOMING ANTICYCLONIC 3/4 IN THE SOUTH-EAST TOWARDS AT END. TO
THE WEST OF THE AREA, NORTHEAST TO NORTH 4/5.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH.
VIS : GOOD.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN.
WIND : IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3/4; IN THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7.
SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH WITH S SWELL 2 TO 4 M FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY
5 M OVER SOUTHEASTERN AREA.
VIS : GOOD BECOMING POOR UNDER RAIN OR SHOWERS.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT FROM THE WEST.
WIND : IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT, ANTICYCLONIC 2/3 VEERING NORTHWEST TO
WEST 4/5. ELSEWHERE, NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 7, BECOMING ANTICYCLONIC 2/4
IN THE WEST AT END.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
VIS : GOOD BECOMING MODERATE UNDER SHOWERS.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN
WIND : IN THE SOUTHERN HALF, SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 7, LOCALLY 8 ; IN THE
NORTHERN HALF, SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 5, LOCALLY 6 IN THE SOUTH-EAST
OF FIRST.
SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH ON TE SOUTHWEST AREA AT FIRST.
SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M FROM WEST TO EAST.
VIS : GOOD=