WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
04th OF JUNE 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 042200 TO 052200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: NE 35kt in the north-west.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1041 hPa 46s41e
Low 1008 hPa 37s29e
1. Cold Front: 29s19w 33s15w 39s07w into 45s05w
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 the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north but N to NW 05 to 15 in the
south-east, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west spreading
to the south during the second half of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-
west, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the
period.
SEA STATE: 3.5m in the south-west from the second half of
the period with S to SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the east, but NW 10 to 15 in the south-
West, otherwise variable 05 to 10kt.
VIS : Good becoming moderate in rain by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east at first, with S to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) :
WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the east at first, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25
spreading to the east during the first half of the period.
VIS : Good in the west, but moderate to poor in showers and
thundershowers in the east at first. It will become moderate
to poor in the south-west towards the mid-period spreading to
the south by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.5 the south from the second half of the
period, with W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the west drifting to the central and
south-east towards the end of the period, otherwise SW 10 to
15 in the east at first. It will become SW 10 to 20 in the
south-west towards mid-period spreading to the east.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-
west drifting to the central and north-west by the end of the
period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0 in the south-west drifting to the south during the
second half of the period with NW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : NE 20 to 30 in the west, otherwise E to SE 20 to
30. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west from
the second half of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
west.
SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m reaching 6.0m in the south-west at first, with
SW swell but SE in the west.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 in the west, becoming S to SW
10 to 20 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the
period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 20 to 30 in the
south-east towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west spreading to the south during
in the first half of the period with SE swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND :NE 15 to 25 in the south-west otherwise variable 5 to 10kt
VIS :Good.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : SE 10 to 15 in the north otherwise variable 05 to 10.
VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 reaching 15 to 25 in the south-east
at first but NE 25 to 35 in the north-west spreading to the
west towards the mid-period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.0m in the north-west with SW swell with NE swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA
ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/06/01 AT 1600UTC
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 AND KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/06/01 AT 1200UTC
HIGH OVER ALL PART BUT DISTURBED WESTERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHERN OF CRO
AND SOUTHERN OF KER.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/01 AT 1800UTC TO 26/06/02
AT 1800UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHERN.
WIND: NORTHEASTERLY 4/6.
SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH.
VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5.
SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M.
VIS : GOOD.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN LATER.
WIND: NW 5 TO 7 INCREASING 8 OVER SOUTHERN LATER.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH OVER NORTHERN, VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW
SWELL 2 TO 4 M.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED RAIN.
WIND: WESTERLY 5 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH INCREASING 8 OVER FAR SOUTHERN.
SEA : ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3
TO 5 M.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
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