{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2026-05-09 05:19:28","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 081700","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"08TH OF MAY 2026 AT 17:00 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":"FORECAST VALID FROM 082200 TO 092200 UTC:","12":"WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.","13":"NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.","14":"INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.","15":"WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.","16":"GALE FORCE WARNINGS:","17":"====================","18":"1. TRISTAN : S to SW 35 in the south and eastern parts until in the","19":"             evening.","20":"2. CAPE WEST : SW 35 in the west and south-west.","21":"3. CAPE EAST : W to NW 35 in the west by the end of the period.","22":"4. MARION-FORTIES EAST : Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the west and north-west","23":"                         at first.","24":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","25":"=====================","26":"High 1022 hPa 49s33e","27":"Low  991 hPa 47s05e, Low 997 hPa 38s34e","28":"1. Cold Front: 32s11w 36s03w 40s01e into 47s05e.","29":"AREA FORECAST:","30":"==============","31":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","32":"WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-west.","33":"VIS      : Good.","34":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the west, with SE swell.","35":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","36":"WIND     : SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.","37":"VIS      : Good.","38":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south at first, with S to SE swell.","39":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","40":"WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25.","41":"VIS      : Good, becoming moderate showers and rain in the extreme south-","42":"           east until mid-period.","43":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with S to SW swell.","44":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","45":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, becoming W to SW 20 to 30 from","46":"           the morning, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25.","47":"VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west","48":"           from the morning, drifting to the south from mid-period, as well","49":"           as south-east by the end of the period.","50":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north at first, with S to SW swell.","51":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","52":"WIND     : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25,","53":"           reaching 30 to 35 in the south and eastern parts until in the","54":"           evening. It will become W to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west from","55":"           mid-period, spreading to the south-east by the end of the period.","56":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east.","57":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south and east, with W","58":"           to SW swell.","59":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","60":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, but W to NW 20 to 30 in the","61":"           central and southern parts, drifting to the eastern parts from","62":"           mid-period, otherwise SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the west and","63":"           south-west.","64":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the","65":"           west and central parts, spreading to the south-east from mid-","66":"           period, as well as east by the end of the period.","67":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in places in the south-west,","68":"           spreading to the west from the morning, with SW swell.","69":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","70":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme west at first, otherwise W to NW","71":"           15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the central and southern","72":"           parts, but 35 in the west by the end of the period.","73":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east at","74":"           first, otherwise moderate in showers and rain.","75":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the central and western","76":"           parts at first, with cyclonic swell.","77":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","78":"WIND     : W to NW 15 to 25 in the south-western parts at first, but N to NE","79":"           15 to 25 in the east, otherwise variable 05 to 10.","80":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the","81":"           Central, south-west and south-east.","82":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, reaching 4.5m in the south-west at","83":"           first, with S to SW swell.","84":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","85":"WIND     : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15.","86":"VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the southern","87":"           Parts until mid-period.","88":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west at first, with S to SE swell.","89":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","90":"WIND     : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25.","91":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north.","92":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, eastern parts, drifting to the north","93":"           from mid-period, with SE swell.","94":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","95":"WIND     : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the southern parts at first, otherwise","96":"           cyclonic 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the west and north-west","97":"           at first.","98":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor moderate in showers and rain in the","99":"           north and central parts, spreading to the south by the end of the","100":"           period.","101":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0 in the north-west until mid-","102":"           period, with E to NE swell, but SW in the south-west.","103":"AREA 2:","104":"=======","105":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA","106":"ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","107":"26\/05\/08 AT 1600UTC","108":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","109":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","110":"PART 1: WARNING","111":"- LOCALLY GALE OVER AMS AND KER.","112":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26\/05\/08 AT 1200UTC","113":"- HIGH 1025 HPA NEAR 33S\/59E MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD WITH RIDGE TO THE","114":"  SOUTHWEST.","115":"- FRONT CF ARRIVING SOON OVER WEST WAM AND WEST CRO.","116":"- LOW 989 HPA NEAR 46S\/78E WITH ASSOCIATED FRONT, LEAVING SOON THE","117":"  AREA TO THE EAST.","118":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26\/05\/08 AT 1800UTC TO 26\/05\/09","119":"        AT 1800UTC","120":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","121":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE WEST, WITH LOCAL THUNDERSTORMS.","122":"WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3\/5, BUT SOUTHWESTERLY 5\/6 IN THE SOUTHEAST AT","123":"      FIRST, SOON INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5\/6, VERY LOCALLY 7 IN THE","124":"      WEST WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT, DECREASING NORTHWESTERLY 3\/4 IN","125":"      THE SOUTHWEST AT END.","126":"SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTHEAST. SOUTH","127":"      SWELL, 2\/4 METERS IN EAST.","128":"VIS : POOR TO VERY WITH PRECIPITATION.","129":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","130":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHEAST AT FIRST.","131":"WIND: SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7, FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST, REACHING 8","132":"      LOCALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST AT FIRST, SETTLING SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5 IN THE","133":"      WEST LATER.","134":"SEA : VERY ROUGH, BUT ROUGH IN THE NORTHWEST AND HIGH IN THE FAR","135":"      SOUTHEAST. SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS.","136":"VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.","137":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","138":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE NORTHWEST, LOC THUNDERSTORMS.","139":"WIND: VARIABLE ANTICYCLONIC 2\/4 AHEAD OF THE FRONT, SETTLING SOON","140":"      NORTHEAST 5\/6 WITH THE FRONT IN THE NORTHWEST, BACKING NORTHWEST 3\/4","141":"      BEHIND IT IN THE FAR NORTHWEST AT THE END. BUT IN THE EASTERN ZONE,","142":"      SOUTHWEST 5\/6, REACHING 7 AT FIRST.","143":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST. SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 TO 4","144":"      METERS. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 METERS IN THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT.","145":"VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","146":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","147":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS.","148":"WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY 6\/7, LOCALLY 8, DECREASING 4\/5 IN THE NORTHWEST","149":"      AT END. BUT CLOCKWISE 3\/5 IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST AT START.","150":"SEA : VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH, BUT ROUGH IN THE SOUTHEAST AT START.","151":"      SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 4 METERS.","152":"VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION."}}]}