WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
02ND OF JUNE 2026 AT 08:30 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 021000 TO 031000 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: NW 35 in the south and south-west, spreading to the south-
east towards the end of the period.
2. CAPE WEST: S to SE 35 in the eastern parts from mid-period,
while reaching 40 at times during the second half of the
period.
3. CAPE EAST: SE 35 in the west and central south during the second half
of the period.
4. MARION FORTIES EAST: SE 35 in the north-west, during the second half
of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1028 hPa 40s10e, High 1036 hPa 35s65e
Low 964 hPa 55s18w, Low 980 hPa 59S48e
1. Cold Front: 33s16e 34s19e 37s21e 41s26e 48s40e 55s50e 60s54e into
59S48e.
2. Cold Front: 22s39w 30s30w 35s23w 40s17w 45s11w 50s05w into 55s18w.
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 : N to NW 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise NE to E 10 to
20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain and thundershowers in
places in the western and southern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east at first, with SE swell.
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, spreading to
the south-east during the second half of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the southern parts, with S to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) :
WIND : NE 10 in the extreme east and north-east at first, otherwise
NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south and south-west,
spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. It
will become W 25 to 30 in the south-west from mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west
and south-west.
SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the west and south-west, spreading to the
central south during the second half of the period, with NW to
W swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 15
to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the eastern parts from mid-period,
while 40 at times from the morning.
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 but
SE in the south-east.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 in places in the north-east, otherwise SE
25 to 30, reaching 35 in the west and central south during the
second half of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers at times.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, spreading to the central south during the second half of the period whilst reaching 5.0m with SE 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 at first, 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 in the north and eastern parts but SE 15 to
25 in the north-west, where it will reach 30 to 35 during the
second half of the period, otherwise SW 15 to 25 but 30 in the
south-east at first.
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)
26/06/02 AT 0600UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
GALE RUNING OVER KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/06/02 AT 0000UTC
- HIGH 1037 HPA NEAR 35S40E, STATIONARY
- COLD FRONT AXIS 49S42E, 51S55E, 51S82E MOVING NORTH
- SQUALLS LINE AXIS 32S48E, 31S55E MOVING SOUTH
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/02 AT 0600UTC TO 26/06/03 AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHERN EXTENDING ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AERA
WIND: NORTHEAST 4 TO 5, LOCALLY 6 ON THE EAST OF THE AREA, WEAKENING
3 TO 4 ON THE WEST OF THE AREA.
SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 TO 2.5 METERS
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER SHOWERS.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4, LOCALLY 5 ON THE EAST OF THE AREA AT FIRST.
SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. SW SWELL 2M5 TO 3M5.
VIS : GOOD.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
RAIN OVER SOUTH AERA.
WIND: IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, NORTHWEST 4 TO 5, DECREASING
3 TO 4 IN THE WESTERN PART ; IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA,
NORTHWEST 6 TO 7, BACKING TO SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AND DECREASING 4
TO 6 IN THE SOUTHWEST PART.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN HALF. SW SWELL 2 TO 5 M FROM N TO S.
VIS : POOR UNDER RAIN.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
RAIN ON THE SOUTH
WIND: WESTERLY 4 TO 5 IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA, 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 8
IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA.
SEA : ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3 TO
5M.
VIS : MODERATE UNDER RAIN.