Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-31 15:53:11 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 311330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 31st OF OCTOBER 2026 AT 13:30 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 312200 TO 012200 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. TRISTAN : cyclonic 35 in the extreme north-west by mid-period. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-west towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 33s03e, High 1026 hPa 36s43e Low 1012 hPa 38s27w, Low 1014 28s52e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S to SW 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south but poor in thundershowers in the south-west by mid-period. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but NW 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east until mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east, otherwise N to NW 05 to 15, but cyclonic 10 to 20 in the west, reaching 25 to 35 in the extreme north-west by mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the western half and the north-east. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the west, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25, becoming NE to N 05 to 10 in the extreme north-west. VIS : Good but moderate in rain showers in the north-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m subsiding from mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east at times, but SW to S 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the west spreading to the south-eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the south, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise S to SW 10 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 over the south-west until mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-west towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-east at first, with SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 over the central and north-eastern parts. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise NW 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-eastern parts. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north-east, clearing by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK(AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/10/31 AT 0600UTC 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, 26/10/31 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1029 NEAR 28S/82E SLOWLY MOVING NORTH-EASTWARD AND SECOND HIGH 1026 NEAR 36S/46E WEAKENING. - LOW 1019 NEAR 26S/54E MOVING OVER NORTHERN WAM WITH UNSTABLE RAINS. - SLOW-MOVING FRONT OVER WAM AND AMS. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/31 AT 0600UTC TO 26/11/01 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND FRONTAL SQUALLS. WIND: CYCLONIC 5/6, TEMPORARILY 7 OVER NORTHERN AREA AND VARIABLE 2/4 ELSEWHERE. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGHBY SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND : WESTERLY 3/5 LOCALLY 6 AT FIRST OVER EASTERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. W SWELL 2 TO 3 M AT FIRST, ABATING SOON SW 2 M. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS. WIND : WESTERLY 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) WIND : SW 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, TEMPORARILY 7 WITH GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN HALF. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, TEMPORARILY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. NW SWELL 3 TO 4 M THEN SW SWELL 3 TO 4M OVER SOUTHWESTERN SOON. VISI : GOOD OR MODERATE.=