{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2026-06-19 11:26:01","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 190830","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"19TH OF JUNE 2026 AT 08:30 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 191000 TO 201000 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. TRISTAN: NW 35 in the south-east, but S to SE 35 in the south,","21":"            drifting to the south-east towards the end of the period.","22":"2. CAPE EAST: S to SW 35 to 40 over the eastern half until towards the","23":"              end of the period.","24":"3. MARION FORTIES EAST: S to SW 35 to 40 in the north and north-east","25":"                        until mid-period, becoming NW 35 in the south-","26":"                        west towards mid-period, spreading to the south-","27":"                        east towards the end of the period.","28":"SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z","29":"=====================","30":"High 1031 hPa 39s20e","31":"Low 1004 hPa 42s08w, Low 992 hPa 45s56e","32":"1. Cold Front: 25s20w 30s16w 35s12w into 42s08w","33":"2. Cold Front: 31s37e 35s47e 40s56e into 45s56e","34":"AREA FORECAST:","35":"==============","36":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","37":"WIND     : E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the east at first.","38":"VIS      : Good.","39":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in places at first, with E to SE swell.","40":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","41":"WIND     : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching","42":"           20 in the south and west at first.","43":"VIS      : Good.","44":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south and west at first, with SE swell.","45":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","46":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east, otherwise E to SE 05 to","47":"           15 reaching 20 in the south-west, but NW 15 to 25 in the south","48":"           until towards mid-period.","49":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","50":"           the south-west, drifting to the south and west towards the end","51":"           of the period.","52":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, with S to SW swell.","53":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","54":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20,","55":"           becoming NW to N 10 to 20 in the east and south-east towards","56":"           the end of the period.","57":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme","58":"           south-east until mid-period.","59":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north and east at first, with S to SE","60":"           swell.","61":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","62":"WIND     : N to NE 05 to 15 in the north-east at first, otherwise NW 15","63":"           to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east, but S to SE 15 to","64":"           25 in the west reaching 30 to 35 in the south, drifting to the","65":"           south-east towards the end of the period, while becoming","66":"           anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west.","67":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","68":"           the western half, drifting to the eastern half towards the end","69":"           of the period.","70":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the southern and western halves, reaching 5.0m","71":"           in the south and south-east until mid-period, with S to SW","72":"           swell.","73":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","74":"WIND     : NW 20 to 30 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20","75":"           reaching 25 to 30 in the east until mid-period, while becoming","76":"           NE 10 to 20 in the south-east, spreading to the north-east towards","77":"           the end of the period.","78":"VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west","79":"           towards the end of the period.","80":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, but in the east and south-east","81":"           until mid-period, with SW swell.","82":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","83":"WIND     : S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 over the eastern half until","84":"           towards the end of the period, but E to NE 10 to 20 in the","85":"           west, reaching 25 to 30 in the north-west from mid-period.","86":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain over the eastern half","87":"           until towards the end of the period.","88":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the central parts,","89":"           drifting to the eastern parts towards the end of the period,","90":"           with SW swell.","91":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","92":"WIND     : W to SW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south and west but","93":"           35 in the extreme south, spreading to the eastern half towards","94":"           the end of the period. It will become S to SE 15 to 25 in the","95":"           west towards mid-period and E to NE 10 to 20 in the south-","96":"           west.","97":"VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers, becoming good from the","98":"           south-west towards mid-period, but over the central parts","99":"           towards the end of the period.","100":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 6.0m in the south, spreading over","101":"           the central and eastern half towards the end of the period,","102":"           with S to SW swell.","103":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","104":"WIND     : W to SW 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15,","105":"           reaching 20 to 30 in the south-west, spreading over the southern","106":"           half towards the end of the period.","107":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west,","108":"           spreading over the southern half towards the end of the period.","109":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south towards the end of the period, with S","110":"           swell.","111":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","112":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20,","113":"           reaching 25 in the extreme north-west. It will become SW 05 to","114":"           15 in the south towards mid-period, but 20 to 30 towards the","115":"           end of the period.","116":"VIS      : Moderate in showers and rain in places.","117":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south towards the end of the period, with S","118":"           to SW swell.","119":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","120":"WIND     : S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the north and north-east","121":"           until mid-period. It will become NW 15 to 25 in the west","122":"           towards mid-period, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west,","123":"           spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period.","124":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north until mid-","125":"           period, but in the south-west towards mid-period, spreading to","126":"           the south-east towards the end of the period.","127":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the north until mid-","128":"           period, but in the south towards the end of the period, with W","129":"           to SW swell.","130":"AREA 2:","131":"=======","132":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","133":"2026\/06\/19 AT 0600UTC","134":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","135":"PART 1: WARNING","136":"- GALES FORCE 8 OVER WAM AND CRO.","137":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 2026\/06\/19 AT 0000UTC","138":"- LOW 995 HPA NEAR 43S\/75E WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT (CF), AXIS 30S\/69E,","139":"  40S\/75E, 43S\/75E, MOVING EASTWARD.","140":"- LOW 990 HPA NEAR 45S\/50E WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT (CG), AXIS 40S\/50E,","141":"  43S\/53E, 45S\/50E. EXPECTED 989 HPA NEAR 45S\/69E AT END.","142":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 2026\/06\/19 AT 0600UTC TO 2026\/06\/20 AT 0600UTC","143":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","144":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS CG.","145":"WIND: WESTERLY TO NORTH-WEST 6\/7 WITH GUSTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT CG,","146":"      TEMPORARILY BACKING WESTERLY TO SOUTH-WEST 4\/6 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, THEN","147":"      INCREASING SOUTHERLY  6\/7, LOCALLY 8 IN WEST LATER.","148":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LATER IN THE FAR WEST.","149":"      SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3\/5 METERS BEHIND CG.","150":"VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR DURING RAINFALL.","151":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","152":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS CF THEN CG.","153":"WIND: NORTHERLY 5\/6 AHEAD CF, BACKING WEST TO SOUTH-WEST 4 TO 5 BEHIND, THEN","154":"      INCREASING NORTH-WESTERLY 5\/6, LOCALLY 7, OVER THE SOUTH-WESTERN HALF","155":"      AHEAD OF CG.","156":"SEA : ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL, 2 TO 4","157":"      METERS.","158":"VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","159":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","160":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS CG.","161":"WIND: CLOCKWISE 6\/7, LOCALLY 8 WITH CG, SETTLING SOUTHERLY 4\/6 IN THE SOUTH","162":"      AND 6\/7 LOCALLY 8 IN THE NORTH, THEN  WESTERLY 6\/7 OVER THE SOUTH-WEST","163":"      LATER. BUT VARIABLE2\/4 IN SOUTH-EAST AT FIST.","164":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTLEY SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS, THEN SOUTHERLY SWELL","165":"      2 TO 4 METERS IN THE NORTH-WEST.","166":"VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","167":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","168":"RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER A COLD FRONT IN THE EASTERN SECTOR AT THE START OF THE PERIOD, FOLLOWED BY RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER A WARM FRONT IN THE WESTERN SECTOR TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD.","169":"WIND: VARIABLE 2\/4 IN THE NORTH AND WESTERLY 4\/6 IN THE SOUTH, LATER BECOMING","170":"      CLOCKWISE 6\/7 WITH GUSTS BY THE WEST WITH CG. BUT NORTHERLY 6\/7 IN THE","171":"      FAR NORTH-EAST AT THE START WITH CF.","172":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS DECREASING, THEN","173":"      NORTH-WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS WITH CG.","174":"VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION."}}]}