{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2026-07-31 16:40:22","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 311600","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"31ST OF JULY 2026 AT 16:00 UTC.","5":"FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2","6":"BELOW.","7":"NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.","8":"======================","9":"COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX\/SEA STATE PLEASE","10":"MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.","11":"AREA 1:","12":"=======","13":"FORECAST VALID FROM 312200 TO 012200 UTC:","14":"WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.","15":"NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.","16":"INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.","17":"WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.","18":"GALE FORCE WARNINGS:","19":"====================","20":"1. ST HELENA: SW 35 in the south-west towards mid-period.","21":"2. TRISTAN  : Cyclonic 35 in the west from the morning, spreading to the","22":"              north from mid-period, while moderating in the west.","23":"3. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in the west at times, but S to SE 35 to","24":"              40 in places in the central, east and northern parts,","25":"              moderating in the east from mid-period.","26":"4. DURBAN EAST: Cyclonic 35 to 40 in places in the west and southern parts","27":"                at times.","28":"5. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: S to SW 35 in the south-west at first and towards","29":"                       the end of the period.","30":"6. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the southern parts, moderating in the","31":"                        south-west towards the end of the period.","32":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","33":"=====================","34":"High 1041 hPa 47s47e.","35":"Low 992 hPa 41s09w, Low 1013 hPa 28s43e.","36":"1. Cold front: 20s35w 26s24w 32s15w 36s10w into 41s09w.","37":"AREA FORECAST:","38":"==============","39":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","40":"WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20.","41":"VIS      : Good.","42":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","43":"WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but variable 05 to 10 in the east.","44":"VIS      : Good.","45":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","46":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25,","47":"           becoming SW 15 to 25 in the south-west from the morning, reaching","48":"           30 to 35 towards mid-period.","49":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","50":"           the south-west, spreading to the south and west from the morning,","51":"           while clearing in the south-west.","52":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and south-west, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in","53":"           the south-west towards mid-period, with SW swell.","54":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","55":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15.","56":"VIS      : Good.","57":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","58":"WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 in the east, but cyclonic 15 to 25 in the west,","59":"           reaching 30 to 35 from the morning, spreading to the north from","60":"           mid-period, while moderating in the west, otherwise S to SW 15 to","61":"           25.","62":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places, clearing","63":"           in the south from the morning, as well as west from the afternoon.","64":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-east, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the","65":"           west, south and south-east, with W to SW swell.","66":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","67":"WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25 in the east, but anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the","68":"           central and northern parts, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching","69":"           30 in the south-west at times.","70":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.","71":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east and south-west, with W to NW swell in the","72":"           south-west, but E to NE in the east.","73":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","74":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, but E to NE 15 to 25 in the west,","75":"           reaching 30 to 35 at times, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25, reaching","76":"           30 to 40 in places in the central, east and northern parts,","77":"           moderating in the east from mid-period.","78":"VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the central,","79":"           north and eastern parts.","80":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m over the north, central and","81":"           eastern parts, with S to SW swell.","82":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","83":"WIND     : E to NE 10 to 20 in the east, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east,","84":"           otherwise cyclonic 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in places in the","85":"           west and southern parts at times.","86":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.","87":"SEA STATE: 3.0m to 4.0m in the west and southern parts, spreading to the","88":"           south-east from the morning, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south and","89":"           west, with S to SW swell.","90":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","91":"WIND     : S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west at first and","92":"           towards the end of the period.","93":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south and central","94":"           parts, clearing in the central from mid-period.","95":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and southern half, reaching 4.5 to","96":"           5.0m in the south, with S to SW swell.","97":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","98":"WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15.","99":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the southern","100":"           parts, otherwise moderate in showers and rain.","101":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","102":"WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25 in the northern parts, becoming anti-cyclonic 05","103":"           to 15 from mid-period, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to","104":"           35 in the southern parts, moderating in the south-west towards the","105":"           end of the period.","106":"VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-","107":"           west, spreading to the south-east from the morning.","108":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, with W to SW swell.","109":"AREA 2:","110":"=======","111":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA","112":"ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","113":"26\/07\/31 AT 1600UTC","114":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","115":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","116":"PART 1: WARNING","117":"- STRONG GALE FORCE 9 OVER SOUTHERN CRO AREA AND SOUTHERN KER AREA.","118":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26\/07\/31 AT 1200UTC","119":"- THUNDERY LOW 1013 NEAR 30S\/43E, LITTLE CHANGE.","120":"- COLD FRONT AXIS 40S\/64E, 50S80E, MOVING NORTHEASTWARDS.","121":"- HIGH 1030 NEAR 35S\/75E, MOVING EASTWARDS.","122":"- HIGH 1041 NEAR 46S\/47E, MOVING EASTWARDS, EXPECTED SOON OVER CRO.","123":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26\/07\/31 AT 1800UTC  TO 26\/08\/01","124":"AT 1800UTC","125":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","126":"RAIN OR SHOWERS, AT TIMES THUNDERY OVER NORTHWESTERN.","127":"WIND : OVER NORTHERN : E OR NE 3 OR 4, GRADUALLY INCREASING 5 OR 6","128":"LATER. GUSTS.","129":"OVER SOUTHERN : SE 6 OR 7, DECREASING E 5 OR 6 LATER. GUSTS.","130":"SEA : ROUGH OR ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SSW SWELL INCREASING OVER","131":"SOUTHERN, 3 TO 5 METERS AT END.","132":"VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","133":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","134":"RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN, BECOMING LESS FREQUENT LATER.","135":"WIND : OVER NORTHERN : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, INCREASING SE 5 OR 6","136":"LATER. GUSTS.","137":"OVER SOUTHERN : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 BUT W 5 OR 6 OVER FAR SOUTHERN,","138":"INCREASING SOUTH 5 OR 6, AT TIMES 7, LATER BEHIND THE FRONT,","139":"DECREASING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 OR 4 OVER WESTERN AT END. GUSTS.","140":"SEA: ROUGH, TO LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW SWELL ARRIVAL","141":"LATER OVER SOUTHERN, 4 TO 6 METERS.","142":"VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","143":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","144":"SCATTERED SHOWERS.","145":"WIND : S 7 OR 8, DECREASING ANTICLOCKWISE 4 OR 5 FROM WEST SOON,","146":"INCREASING NW 7 OR 8 OVER SOUTHERN LATER. SEVERE GUSTS.","147":"SEA : ROUGH TO HIGH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST, OCCASIONALLY VERY","148":"HIGH OVER SOUTHWESTERN AT FIRST. LONG SW SWELL 6 OR 7 METERS OVER","149":"SOUTHERN, DECREASING 4 OR 5 METERS AT END.","150":"VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","151":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","152":"FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, BECOMING LESS FREQUENT LATER.","153":"WIND : SW 6 OR 7, LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3","154":"TO 5 FROM NW LATER BUT W 7 OR 8 OVER SOUTHERN. SEVERE GUSTS.","155":"SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH, LOCALLY VERY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. LONG SW","156":"SWELL INCREASING 7 OR 8 M FROM SOUTHWEST SOON.","157":"VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.="}}]}