WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
08th OF OCTOBER 2026 AT 17:35 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 082200 TO 092200 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 EAST: NW to W 35 in the south-west at first.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in places in the south.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1022 hPa 25s00w,
Low 960 hPa 55s22e, Low 1016 hPa 43s46e, Low 1016 hPa 27s49e,
1. Cold Front: 42s20e 47s26e 52s29e 60s35e into 58s22e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme
east until mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S to SW swell.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to
15.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain in the extreme south.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 15
to 25 reaching 30 in place in the south-east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east, with S to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme north, otherwise SW 15 to
25 but NW 15 to 25 in the south-central drifting to the south-
east towards mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-west, reaching 4.5m in the
extreme south-east at first, with W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west spreading to the
Central parts towards mid-period, but NW 15 to 25 in the
south-east otherwise SW to W 15 to 25.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers in the south and west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the south-east until mid-period,
with SW to W swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in places in the east and north-central
parts but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme east otherwise NW to W 15
to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west at first.
VIS : Good in places in the north otherwise moderate in showers and
thundershowers.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-west, with SW to
W swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the east otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 10
but NE 10 to 20 in the extreme west but SW 15 to 25 in the
extreme south-west.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
east and in the extreme south-west by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south and east with S to SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : SW 15 to 25 in the extreme east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15
reaching 20 in place but E to NE 05 to 15 in the extreme
south-western parts.
VIS : Good.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
south.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the south-east at first otherwise W to NW
15 to 25 reaching 30 but 35 in places in the south.
VIS : Good in the central parts until mid-period, otherwise moderate
in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m but 5.0m in the south-west, 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)
26/10/08 AT 1600UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%
STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
- NIL.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/08 AT 1200UTC
- WARM FRONT OVER CRO.- CONVERGENCE LINE OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN WAM.
- WEAKENING ANTICLOCKWISE 1039 HPA NEAR 40S/70E, ALMOST STATIONARY.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/08 AT 1800UTCTO 26/10/09
AT 1800UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN, ELSEWHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 AT TIMES 6. GUSTS.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. EAST SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS, ABATING.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS.
VIS : GOOD.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWESTERN, ELSEWHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: N 2 TO 4 AT TIMES 5, INCREASING NW 5/6 AT TIMES 7 LATER. GUSTS.
SEA : ROUGH TO LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHEASTERN LATER. SW SWELL
BETWEEN 2 TO 3 METERS.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
FEW SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE2 TO 4 , INCREASING W 5/6 IN SOUTHEASTERN AT FIRST AND
N 5/6 IN SOUTHWESTERN LATER.
SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. AT FIRST,THEN MODERATE TO
ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M ABATING.
VIS : GOOD.