WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
06th 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 061000 TO 071000 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. TRADES : S to SE 35 in the north-east until mid-period, as well as
in the south-east by the end of the period.
2. TRISTAN : N to NW 35 in places in the western half spreading to the
central and southern parts from the evening while
moderating in the west.
3. CAPE WEST: S to SW 35 in the south-east until tomorrow morning.
4. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 in the south-east until mid-period, but W to
SW 35 in the north-west at first as well as south-west
until tomorrow morning.
5. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the north and eastern
parts during the first half of the period, as well as in
the south and south-western parts from the evening.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1023 hPa 32s03w, High 1028 hPa 36s76e.
Low 977 hPa 55s23e, Low 981 hPa 47s35e.
1. Cold Front : 37s13e 40s20e 45s23e 49s24e into 55s23e.
2. Cold front : 35s35e 40s38e 44s38e into 47s35e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-east at times.
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 : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east, but N to NW 20 to 30 in
the south-west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west
from this afternoon.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with NW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 30 to 35 in the north-east until
mid-period, as well as in the south-east by the end of the
period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east from the evening. With S to SE swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east until tomorrow morning,
otherwise N to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in places in the
western half spreading to the central and southern parts from
the evening while moderating in the west.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the western
half, spreading to the central and southern parts from this
evening, as well as south-east from tomorrow morning while
clearing in the west and south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west spreading to the central and south
from mid-period, with W to NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25
reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east until tomorrow morning.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south-
east until tomorrow morning.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east and southern parts, reaching 4.5 to
5.5m in the south and south-east, W to SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : N to NW 20 to 30 in the east reaching 35 in the south-east
until mid-period, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in
the north-west at first as well as south-west until tomorrow
morning.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in
the east, otherwise moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m (except in the north and north-east) but 4.5 to
5.0m in places in the west, reaching 5.5m in the south-west
from mid-period, with SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 05 to 15
reaching 20 to 25 in the south at first. It will become SW 15
to 25 in the south-west from tomorrow morning.
VIS : Good becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers
in the south from tomorrow morning.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-west from tomorrow morning, with SW
swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : W to NW 05 to 15 in the south-east becoming variable 05 to 10
from the evening, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in
the west at times.
VIS : Good.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north reaching 30 in the north-east
from tomorrow morning, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20
to 25 in the south-west.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east
and north-east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north-east from tomorrow morning, with E to
NE swell.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 40 in the north and eastern
parts during the first half of the period, as well as in the
south and south-western parts from the evening.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
north, east and southern parts during the first half of the
period, becoming moderate in showers and rain in places in the
west from the evening.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m but 4.5 to 5.0m in the east and north-east until
tomorrow morning, as well as in the west from the morning,
reaching 5.5 to 6.0m in the south-west towards the end of the
period, with W to NW swell, becoming SW in the west from the
morning.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/11/06 AT 0600UTC
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.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/11/06 AT 0000UTC
- LOW 986 NEAR 45S/32E, RATHER QUICKLY MOVING SOUTH-EASTWARD. TROUGH TOWARD CRO SOON.- HIGH1028 OVER WAM, SLOW-MOVING EASTWARD.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/11/06 AT 0600UTC TO 26/11/07 AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
FEW SHOWERS MORE FREQUENT OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN AT END.
WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 INCREASING N 5/6 LOCALLY 7 FROM THE SW AT
FIRST.
SEA : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN.
VIS : GOOD THEN POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER FAR NORTHERN.
WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 LOCALLY E 5 OVER NORTHERN.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 OR 4 M ABATING.
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
RAIN OR FRONTAL SHOWERS SOON.
WIND : WESTERLY 6/7 VEERING N 6/7 LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN LATER.
SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M ABATING THEN NNW SWELL
OVER WESTERN AT END.
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED RAIN THEN RAIN OR FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN AT
END.
WIND : WESTERLY 6/7, DECREASING TEMPORARILY 4/6 LATER, INCREASING
NORTHWESTERLY 6/7 AT END.
SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M ABATING OVER WESTERN AT
END.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.