WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
05th OF NOVEMBER 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 051000 TO 061000 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. DURBAN EAST: NE to E 35 in places in the extreme south-east during the
early morning.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to N 35 to 45 in places in the north-central
and north-eastern parts towards the end of the
period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1023 hPa 31s06w, High 1026 hPa 36s56e
Low 1004 hPa 34s24e
1. Cold Front : 40s10w 43s01w 46s05e 54s08e into 53s04e.
2. Cold front : 33s17e 37s20e 41s23e 43s21e into 42s21e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise SE to E
10 to 15, becoming NW to N 10 to 20 in the south-west from
mid-period.
VIS : Good.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SW to S 05 to 15 in the south until mid-period, otherwise SE
to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the north during the early
morning.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20
reaching 25 to 30 from mid-period, but SW to W 10 to 20 in the
south-east at first.
VIS : Good becoming moderate in showers in the west towards mid-
period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme west by the end of the period, NW to N
swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 in the extreme east at first, otherwise
SW to S 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east from mid-
period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places in the east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the extreme south-east towards
the end of the period, W to SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 in west, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25 reaching
30 to 40 in places in the central parts from mid-period
drifting to the south-east while moderating 20 to 30 towards
the end of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the western
and central parts drifting to the east towards the end of the
period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in places in the north-west towards
the end of the period, with SW swell but NW in the east.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : NE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west but 35 in
places in the extreme south-east during the early morning.
VIS : Good becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the
extreme south-west towards mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, NE swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise variable 05 to 10. It
will become N to NW 05 to 15 in the south towards the end of
the period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the
extreme north-east.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : SE to E 15 to 25, but NE to E 10 to 20 in the south moderating
05 to 10 towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-
east
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : NW to N 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 45 in places in the north-
central and north-eastern parts towards the end of the period,
but variable 05 to 10 in the south becoming NE 10 to 20 from
mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain but thundershowers in places in
the north.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m,reaching 4.5m in the extreme south-east until mid-
period, with SW to W swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/11/05 AT 0400UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
- GALE TO STRONG GALE RUNNING OVER EASTERN KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/11/05 AT 0000UTC
- LOW 991 NEAR 45S/74E, MOVING SOUTH-EASTWARD, EXPECTED 964 NEAR 56S/96E AT THE END. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SPREADIND NORTH.- HIGH1023 OVER WAM MOVING EASTWARD.- RAPID WESTERLY FLOW OVER CRO AND KER..
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/11/05 AT 0600UTC TO 26/11/06 AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN.WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4.SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 OR 3 METERS.VISIBILITY : GOOD.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER NORTH-EASTERN, FEW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.
WIND : W OR SW 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6 BEHIND THE FRONT, BECOMING
ANTCICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 BY WESTERN SOON.
SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW SWELL
3 OR 4 METERS OVER SOUTHERN.
VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS, BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS OVER WESTERN AT END.
WIND : WESTERLY 5 OR 6, AT TIMES 7 WITH GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN.
SEA : ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 OR 4 METERS.
VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS, BECOMING LESS FREQUENT SOON.
WIND : SW 7/8 AT TIMES 9 BEHIND THE FRONT DECREASING WESTERLY 6 TO 7 BY
WESTERN LATER. SEVERE GUSTS.
SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 OR 4 METERS.
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.