Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-18 16:49:01 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 181700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 18TH OF APRIL 2026 AT 17:00 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 182200 TO 192200 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. CAPE WEST: NW 35 to 45 in the extreme east, but W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-west and central parts, drifting to the east from mid-period. 2. CAPE EAST: W to NW 35 to 40 in places in the west and south-west, but 45 in the west towards the end of the period. 3. DURBAN EAST: E to NE 35 in the south-west from the evening. 4. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 in the east and south-east at first, as well as in the west by the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 50s22w, High 1024 hPa 45s60e Low 983 hPa 51s15e, Low 985 hPa 47s35e 1. Cold Front: 37s03w 37s04e 39s11e 44s17e 47s18e into 51s15e 2. Cold Front: 30s34e 37s37e 41s38e into 47s35e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- western parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east towards the end of the period, with NE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the southern parts, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south from mid-period, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 in the eastern parts, but E to NE 20 to 30 in the west, it will become light and variable in the north-west tomorrow morning, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the West, clearing in the north-west from the morning. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west and east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0 in the extreme south-east until mid-period, with NE swell in the west, otherwise, S to SW in the east. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the east and south-eastern parts, reaching 35 to 45 in the extreme east, otherwise, W to SW 15 to 25,reaching 30 to 40 in the south-west and central parts, drifting to the east from mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places, clearing in the west and north from the morning, but poor in showers and thundershowers in the eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the central, south and eastern parts, spreading to the north from the afternoon, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north and central parts, drifting to the east in the morning, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in places in the west and south-west, but 45 in the west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east and western parts, clearing in the east from the morning. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and west, reaching 5.0 to 6.0 in the south-west, spreading to the west from the morning, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15, but 20 to 30 in the south-west, spreading to the west from mid-period, reaching 35 in the south-west from the evening. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the south-west until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central and south-eastern parts, otherwise, E to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south- west at times. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the north. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 20 to 30 in the west drifting to the south-east from mid-period, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the east and south-east at first, as well as in the west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south and eastern parts at first, as well as in the west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/18 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - NIL. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/18 AT 1200UTC - COLD FRONT OVER WESTERN CRO AT END OF NIGHT, MOVING EASTWARD QUICKLY. - CONVERGENCE LINE LYING BETWEEN EASTERN WAM AND WESTERN AMS. - HIGHS 1026 HPA NEAR 36S/74E AND 1027 HPA NEAR 45S/66E EXPECTED 1032 HPA NEAR 39S/80E AT END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/18 AT 1800UTC TO 26/04/19 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER EASTERN. WIND: VARIABLE 3 TO 4. GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. SEA : MODERATE. VISI: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS AT TIMES THUNDERY OVER FAR WESTERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, SETTLING-UP NORTHERLY 4 TO 5, LOCALLY 6, LATER OVER WESTERN. GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. SEA: MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN BY SOUTH SWELL 3 M. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVER EASTERN AT BEGINNING, SETTING-UP NORTHERLY TO NORTH-WEST 5 TO 7 BY WESTERN DURING THE NIGHT WITH THE FRONT WITH VIOLENT GUSTS IN THE SOUTH. DECREASING 3 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AT END. EA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN LATER. WESTERLY 2 TO 3M IN SOUTH. VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWER. WIND: SOUTH-WEST 6 TO 7 OVER SOUTH-EASTERN AT BEGINNING, SETTING-UP ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 BEHIND THEN NORTH-WEST 6 TO 7 BY SOUTH-WESTERN AT END OF DAY. SEA : MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH-WESTERN TO SOUT-EASTERN. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 3M, LOCALLY 4 M OVER SOUTH-EASTERN. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=