{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2026-03-20 14:20:02","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 201330","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"20TH OF MARCH 2026 AT 13:30 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 202200 TO 212200 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. TRADES     : S to SE 35 in the south-east tomorrow at first.","21":"2. CAPE EAST  : Cyclonic 35 to 45 in the south at first.","22":"3. DURBAN EAST: S to SW 35 in the south-west at first.","23":"4. MARION FORTIES EAST: Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the north-west at first,","24":"                        drifting to the central parts by mid-period.","25":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","26":"=====================","27":"High 1028 hPa 38s09w, High 1024 hPa 38s68e.","28":"Low  997 hPa 42s28e.","29":"Cold Front: 33s27e 40s29e into 42s28e.","30":"AREA FORECAST:","31":"==============","32":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","33":"WIND     : E to SE 05 to 15.","34":"VIS      : Good.","35":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","36":"WIND     : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in","37":"           the south by the end of the period.","38":"VIS      : Good.","39":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","40":"WIND     : NE 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25.","41":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the","42":"           extreme south-west.","43":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","44":"WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east at first.","45":"VIS      : Good.","46":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the eastern parts, with SE swell.","47":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","48":"WIND     : N to NE 15 to 25 in the north and north-west, drifting to the west","49":"           from mid-period, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15.","50":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the","51":"           western parts.","52":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","53":"WIND     : SE 15 to 25 in the north, reaching 30 in the north-east from mid-","54":"           period, otherwise S to SW 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the extreme","55":"           southern parts at times.","56":"VIS      : Good.","57":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east at first, with S to SW swell.","58":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","59":"WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30","60":"           to 40 in the south at first. It will become anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in","61":"           the west, spreading to the central parts from mid-period, as well as","62":"           eastern parts by the end of the period.","63":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central","64":"           parts, drifting to the south-east from mid-period.","65":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south until","66":"           tomorrow afternoon, moderating in the west from the morning, with W","67":"           to SW swell.","68":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","69":"WIND     : E to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the north from mid-period, but","70":"           S to SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west, spreading to the north-","71":"           west by mid-period, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west at first.","72":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west.","73":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with S to SW swell.","74":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","75":"WIND     : N to NE 05 to 15 in the south-west at first, otherwise S to SE 05","76":"           to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east at times.","77":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the northern","78":"           and central parts at first and by the end of the period.","79":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","80":"WIND     : E to  SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise NE 05 to 15.","81":"VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places.","82":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","83":"WIND     : Cyclonic 20 to 30, reaching 35 to 40 in the north-west at first,","84":"           drifting to the central parts by mid-period. It will become W to SW","85":"           15 to 25 in the west from mid-period, spreading to the east by the","86":"           end of the period.","87":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers, clearing in the west","88":"           from mid-period.","89":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the west and north-west, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the","90":"           north-west at first, with W to NW swell.","91":"AREA 2:","92":"=======","93":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","94":"26\/03\/20 AT 0600UTC","95":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","96":"PART 1: WARNING","97":"- NIL.","98":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26\/03\/20 AT 0000UTC","99":"- LOW 1015 HPA NEAR 41S\/50E EXPECTED 49S\/61E AT END.","100":"- WARM FRONT OVER SOUTH-WESTERN CRO AT END.","101":"- HIGH 1028 NEAR 37S\/72E, SLOW-MOVING.","102":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26\/03\/20 AT 0600UTC TO 26\/03\/21 AT 0600UTC","103":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","104":"SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER FAR NORTHERN, MORE SCATTERED ELSEWHERE.","105":"WIND  : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4, BUT E 4 TO 5 OVER FAR NORTHERN.","106":"SEA   : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER FAR NORTHERN","107":"VIS   : VERY POOR IN SQUALLS, BUT MAINLY GOOD ELSEWHERE.","108":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","109":"WIND  : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4, BUT E 4 TO 5 OVER FAR NORTHERN.","110":"SEA   : MODERATE, BUT ROUGH AT BEGINNING OVER FAR EASTERN BY SW SWELL AROUND 3M.","111":"VIS   : GOOD.","112":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","113":"SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.","114":"WIND  : CLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 SETTING-UP NORTHERLY 5 TO 6 BY WESTERN AT END.","115":"SEA   : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH  OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL AROUND 2M","116":"        50 OVER SOUTHERN.","117":"VIS   : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","118":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","119":"SCATTERED SHOWERS.","120":"WIND  : SOUTH-WEST 6 OVER FAR SOUTH-EASTERN AT BEGINNING, SETTING-UP","121":"        ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 BEHIND THEN NORTH-WEST 4 TO 5 ALL OVER THE AREA AT","122":"        END.","123":"SEA   : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTH-EASTERN AT BEGINNING.","124":"        SOUTH-WEST SWELL 3 M DECREASING.","125":"VIS   : POOR IN PRECIPITATION."}}]}