Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-17 02:18:12 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 161630 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 16TH OF MARCH 2026 AT 16:30 UTC. FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW. NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. AREA 1: ======= FORECAST VALID FROM 162200 TO 172200 UTC: WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M. NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS. INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER. GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== 1. MARION FORTIES EAST: Cyclonic 35 in the north-east drifting to the south-east by mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 45s20w, High 1030 hPa 38s58e Low 1010 hPa 33s02e, Low 1010 hPa 39s26e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW to W 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east towards mid-period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 05 to 10, but S 10 to 20 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with S to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SW 05 to 15, but NW 05 to 15 in the south-east until mid-period. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the west, otherwise SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north-east, with SE swell. 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme west towards the mid-period, with NE swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE to E 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-west, with E to SE swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the west spreading to the south-central from mid- period, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the north- west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south and west at times. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the central north towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the northern half. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the central and eastern parts, with E to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north at times. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE to S 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Cyclonic 25 to 35 in the north-east drifting to the south-east by mid-period, otherwise NW to W 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. It will become anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north in the second half of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain becoming good from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the southern half, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/16 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 EXPECTED OVER CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/16 AT 1200UTC - COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHERN CRO AT BEGINNING, EXPECTED SOUTH-EASTERN KER AT MIDDAY. - LOW 998 HPA NEAR 48S/47E THE 03/17 AT 06UTC, EXPECTED 992 HPA NEAR 51S/60E AT END. - HIGH 1030 HPA NEAR 38S/59E, ALMOST STATIONARY PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/16 AT 1800UTC TO 26/03/17 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4, LOCALLY 5 OVER NORTHERN. SEA : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER FAR NORTHERN. VISI: GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4, LOCALLY 5 OVER NORTHERN. SEA : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER NORTHERN. VISI: GOOD. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN THE SOUTH. WIND: WESTERLY TO NORTH-WEST 5 TO 6, INCREASING 7 BY WESTERN IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING CLOCKWISE 7 TO 8 BY SOUTH-WESTERN IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS. DECREASING WEST 5 TO 6 B HIND AT END. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN LATER THEN LOCALLY HIGHT AT END. WESTERLY TO SW SWELL 3 TO 4M OVER SOUTHERN. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERLY 5 TO 6 OVER SOUTHERN, AT TIMES 7 TO 8 OVER FAR SOUTHERN IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY 6 TO 7 BY SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M OVER SOUTHERN. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.