{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2026-09-10 08:28:20","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 100830","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"10th OF SEPTEMBER 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 101000 TO 111000 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. MARION FORTIES EAST : W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-east until mid-","21":"                         period.","22":"SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z","23":"=====================","24":"High 1022 hPa 32s19w, High 1038 hPa 31s53e,","25":"Low 968 hPa 61s01e,","26":"1. Cold Front: 41s06w 50s16e 57s18e 61s11e 64s00e into 61s01e.","27":"AREA FORECAST:","28":"==============","29":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","30":"WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20.","31":"VIS      : Good.","32":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","33":"WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the east.","34":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-","35":"           east until mid-period.","36":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","37":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise SE to","38":"           E 15 to 25.","39":"VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-","40":"           east.","41":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north, with SE swell.","42":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","43":"WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25, but variable 05 to 10 in the north from mid-","44":"           period.","45":"VIS      : Good.","46":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with SE to S swell.","47":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","48":"WIND     : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but S to SE 10 to 20 in the north-east.","49":"VIS      : Good.","50":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SW swell.","51":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","52":"WIND     : SW 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching","53":"           25 in the north, becoming Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-","54":"           west from mid-period.","55":"VIS      : Good.","56":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with SW swell.","57":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","58":"WIND : NW to N 10 to 20 in the east until mid-period, otherwise","59":"           Cyclonic 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, becoming SE to S 05","60":"           to 15 in the west towards mid-period.","61":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","62":"           places in the west and central parts, spreading to the south-","63":"           east from mid-period.","64":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east, reaching 4.5m in the","65":"           south-east from mid-period, with SW to W swell.","66":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","67":"WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the extreme west from mid-period, otherwise N","68":"           to NE 15 to 25 but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east","69":"           spreading to the east and central parts from mid-period.","70":"VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers in the north-east.","71":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east and extreme south-west, with E","72":"           to NE swell but SW swell in the extreme south-west from mid-","73":"           period.","74":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","75":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20.","76":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers in the western parts at first.","77":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","78":"WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 in the north reaching 30 in the extreme","79":"           north-west but NE 10 to 20 in the south.","80":"VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.","81":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with E to SE swell.","82":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","83":"WIND : W to SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 40 in the south-east until","84":"           mid-period,  becoming NW  15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-","85":"           period reaching 30 but cyclonic 20 to 30 in the north.","86":"VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north, spreading","87":"           to the south-west from mid-period.","88":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme north otherwise 4.5 to 5.5m,","89":"           reaching 6.5 to 7.5m in the central parts but 8.0 to 8.5m in","90":"           the south until mid-period, with W to SW swell.","91":"AREA 2:","92":"=======","93":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","94":"2026\/09\/10 AT 0400UTC","95":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","96":"PART 1: WARNING","97":"- GALE FORCE 8 OVER CRO AND KER.","98":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26\/09\/10 AT 0000UTC","99":"- WAVING COLD FRONT CF OVER CRO AND KER AREA, AXIS 40S\/32E, 43S\/45E, 46S\/58E, 51S\/63E AND MOVING EASTWARD 20\/25KT.- HIGH 1034 HPA NEAR 32S\/52E.","100":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26\/09\/10 AT 0600UTC TO 26\/09\/11 AT 0600UTC","101":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","102":"SCATTERED SHOWERS BUT FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS UNDER CF ET END BY SOUTHERN AREA.","103":"WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 AT TIMES 5 OVER NORTHERN AREA, BUT W 5 TO 6","104":"      WITH GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN AREA.","105":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BUT MODERATE OVER NORTH-WESTERN AREA. LONG","106":"      SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5M.","107":"VIS : MAINLY GOOD.","108":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","109":"SCATTERED SHOWERS.","110":"WIND: W TO SW 5 TO 6, INCREASING LOCALLY 7 OVER SOUTHERN AREA.","111":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN AREA BY LONG SW","112":"      SWELL 4 TO 5 METERS.","113":"VIS : GOOD.","114":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","115":"FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS UNDER CF.","116":"WIND: WESTERLY 6 TO 7, LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN. SEVERE GUSTS.","117":"SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH. LONG SW SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS.","118":"VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","119":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","120":"FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS UNDER CF.","121":"WIND : WESTERLY TO SOUTH-WEST 7 TO 8. SEVERE GUSTS.","122":"SEA  : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH. LONG WESTERLY TO SOUTH-WEST","123":"       SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS.","124":"VIS  : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION."}}]}