{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2026-05-29 23:18:50","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 291630","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"29TH OF MAY 2026 AT 16:30 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 292200 TO 302200 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: S to SW 35 to 45 in the south-west drifting to the south-","21":"            central parts towards mid-period.","22":"2. CAPE WEST: NW to N 35 in the south-west towards the end of the","23":"              period.","24":"3. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW 35 in the south-west drifting to the south-","25":"                        east from mid-period","26":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","27":"=====================","28":"High 1022 hPa 42s35e","29":"Low 1009 hPa 34s36e","30":"1. Cold front: 27s28w 32s22w 39s18w into 36s26w","31":"2. Cold Front: 42s03w 47s07e 52s18e 58s25e into 59s11e","32":"AREA FORECAST:","33":"==============","34":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","35":"WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20.","36":"VIS      : Good.","37":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","38":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 10 in the east.","39":"VIS      : Good.","40":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","41":"WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south, otherwise SE to E 05 to 15,","42":"           while becoming SW 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-period.","43":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","44":"           the south-west drifting to the south-central parts by mid-","45":"           period.","46":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-western and south-central parts, with","47":"           W to SW swell.","48":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","49":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-west.","50":"VIS      : Good.","51":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W) :","52":"WIND     : S to SW 20 to 30 in the south-west drifting to the central","53":"           parts while reaching 35 to 45 towards mid-period, otherwise NW","54":"           to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the north.","55":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers","56":"           clearing in the south-west towards the end of the period.","57":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the central parts towards","58":"           the end of the period, with NW to W swell, but SW to S in the","59":"           south-west.","60":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","61":"WIND     : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW to N 20","62":"           to 30 reaching 35 in the south-west towards the end of the","63":"           period.","64":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","65":"           the south clearing in the south-east from mid-period.","66":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-west towards the","67":"           end of the period, with W to NW swell.","68":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","69":"WIND     : NE to E 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20","70":"           reaching 25 to 30 in the south-eastern parts, but variable 05","71":"           to 10 in the north-east.","72":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","73":"           the eastern parts.","74":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m subsiding in the west from mid-period, with SW to","75":"           S swell.","76":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","77":"WIND     : SW to S 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but","78":"           NE to E 10 to 20 in the south-east.","79":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","80":"           places in the eastern and southern parts.","81":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S to SW swell.","82":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","83":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 in the south, but SW 05 to 15 in the north.","84":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south.","85":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","86":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20.","87":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in west and north","88":"           becoming poor in thundershowers in the south-west by the end","89":"           of the period.","90":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","91":"WIND     : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north until mid-period, otherwise","92":"           NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-west drifting to the","93":"           south-east from mid-period. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the","94":"           south-west from mid-period.","95":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south with","96":"           possible snow-showers in the south-west until mid-period.","97":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, with W to SW","98":"           swell but NW in the south-west.","99":"AREA 2:","100":"=======","101":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","102":"26\/05\/29 AT 1600UTC","103":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here).","104":"PART 1: WARNING","105":"Gale expected over CRO.","106":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26\/05\/29 AT 1200UTC","107":"High 1034 over AMS at first, and high 1032 over CRO at end. Between","108":"these 2 cells Cold front CF 38S\/40E, 40S\/44E, 41S\/50E, 44S\/60E, 47S\/65E, 50S\/68E, 41S\/70E, 60S\/78E.","109":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26\/05\/29 at 1800UTC to 26\/05\/30","110":"at 1800UTC","111":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","112":"Rain, showers and squalls over southern (CF).","113":"WIND: Anticlockwise 3\/5 increasing SE 5\/6 over southern.","114":"SEA:  Moderate to rough.","115":"VIS:  Poor or very poor in precipitation.","116":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","117":"Rain over southwestern later (CF).","118":"WIND: Anticlockwise 3\/5 but NW 6 over far southern.","119":"SEA:  Moderate to rough.","120":"VIS:  Good becoming poor to very poor over southwestern.","121":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","122":"Rain and showers over northeastern (CF).","123":"WIND: South-westerly 4\/6 becoming anticlockwise 3\/5 later, increasing","124":"      NW 7\/8 over southern at end.","125":"SEA:  Rough over northern, very rough over southern. SW swell 3 to","126":"      5 m over southern.","127":"VIS:  Poor to very poor in precipitation.","128":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","129":"Rain or showers (CF).","130":"WIND: NW 6\/7 decreasing SW 4\/5.","131":"SEA:  Rough to very rough. NW swell 2 to 4 m then SW swell 3 to 5 m","132":"      over southwestern at end.","133":"VIS:  Poor to very poor in precipitation."}}]}