WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
07th OF OCTOBER 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 071000 TO 081000 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. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 at times in the south-west drifting to the
south-east from mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1026 hPa 34s22e, High 1018 hPa 24s39e, High 1045 hPa 40s67e.
1. Cold Front: 38s18w 39s10w 41s00w 45s02e into 46s00w.
2. Cold Front: 37s33e 48s43e 55s49e 57s59e into 60s60e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south from mid-period, with S swell.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south from mid-period, with S swell.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to
15.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m with SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10
to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme east at first.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m at times in the extreme east, with S
to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in places in the south-east at
first, but SW 15 to 20 in the south-west spreading to the
south-east and north-west towards mid-period and north-east by
the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east until mid-
period.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, with W to
SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme north-east, otherwise W
to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 at times in the south-west drifting
to the south-east from mid-period. It will become SW 10 to 20
in the extreme south-west from mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south, with SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west at first becoming N to NW 15
to 25, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 but N to NE 15 to 25 in the
east.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
places over the eastern half.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the west and south-central
with E to NE swell but SW to W swell in the west.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : S 15 to 25 in the west, but NE to N 15 to 25 in the east,
otherwise variable 05 to 10. It will become NE 10 to 20 in the
extreme south-west and W to SW 10 to 20 over the central parts
from mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over
the central parts and drifting to the western parts from mid-
period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with E to NE swell but SW
in the south-west.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 10 to 15 in the south, otherwise SE 10 to 15.
VIS : Good.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the north-west, otherwise anticyclonic 05
to 15. It will become N 20 to 30 in the extreme south-west
towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain over the north-
east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme north-east otherwise 5.0 to 6.0m
reaching 6.5m in the west and south, with W to NW swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/10/07 AT 0400UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
- GALE FORCE 8 OVER KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/07 AT 0000UTC
- HIGH 1043 HPA NEAR 40S/66E, MOVING EASTWARD.- COLD FRONT CF AXIS 36S/33E, 39S/35E, 44S/38E, 52S/43E.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/07 AT 0600UTC TO 26/10/08 AT 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS.WIND: NE TO N 4 TO 6.
SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH. E SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS.
VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN AREA.WIND: E 5 TO 6 OVER NORTHERN AREA BUT ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER SOUTHERN AREA.
SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. S SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS.
VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS UNDER CF BY SOUTH-WESTERN AREA.WIND: N TO NW
5 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 WITH GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN AREA.
SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTH-WESTERN AREA. SW SWELL 3 TO 4
METERS.VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
FEW SHOWERS.WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN AREA BUT W 6 TO
7 LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN AREA. GUSTS
SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS.
VIS: GOOD.