Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-05 16:23:40 ============================ TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING ============================ WTIO22 FMEE 051212 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 05/04/2026 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/13 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 10 MINUTES AVERAGE WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT) (WIND GUSTS AT SEA MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGED WIND) MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCAL (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 05/04/2026 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 13 (INDUSA) 989 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 29.7 S / 71.4 E (TWENTY NINE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 21 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2026/04/06 AT 00 UTC: 33.8 S / 73.5 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 175 NM SE: 130 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 70 NM 34 KT NE: 115 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 0 NM 24H, VALID 2026/04/06 AT 12 UTC: 37.5 S / 75.7 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 28 KT NE: 140 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 80 NM NW: 90 NM 34 KT NE: 75 NM SE: 95 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 0 NM OTHER INFORMATION: LAST WARNING ISSUED BY RSMC LA REUNION RELATED TO THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH THE GMDSS MARINE WARNINGS FQIO20 FMEE ISSUED TWICE DAILY AT 06Z AND 18Z BY METEO FRANCE REUNION.= ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 051330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 05TH OF APRIL 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 052200 TO 062200 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 EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-west and south central. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to W 35 to 45 in the central west and south- west spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1025 hPa 30s11w, High 1026 hPa 35s00e, High 1016 hPa 30s43e. Low 958 hPa 56s26e. 1. Cold Front: 42s42e 50s48e 55s47e 59s40e 60s30e into 56s26e. 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 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east until mid-period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but NE to N 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south spreading to the north-east towards the end of the period, but subsiding in the west from mid- period, with SW to S swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-west in the first half of the period. It will become SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the north reaching 25 in the north-east towards the end of the period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west drifting to the central parts by mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the extreme west, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-west reaching 6.5 to 7.0m at first. It will subside over the west half towards the end of the period, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 over the eastern half, reaching 25 in the central parts spreading to the east by mid-period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 spreading to the south-east by the end of the period, reaching 30 to 40 in the south-west and south central. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the western and central parts spreading to the east from mid- period while clearing in the west. SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.5m in the west spreading to central and south-eastern parts by the end of the period, reaching 6.0 to 7.5m in the south-west, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 in the extreme east at first, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW to N 15 to 25 in the west. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west towards mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east until mid-period, with S to SE swell. 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west towards mid-period reaching 5.0m from mid-period, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : N to NE 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north at times. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south at first, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 becoming NE 05 to 15 in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south at first, with S to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 in the east until mid-period, otherwise NW to W 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 45 in the central west and south- west spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the west spreading to the east from mid-period while clearing in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0m, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the west spreading to the east towards the end of the period reaching 7.0 to 8.5m in the south-west towards mid-period, with W to NW swell becoming SW towards the end of the period. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/05 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - STORM FORCE 10 EXPECTED OVER AMS. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/05 AT 0000UTC - LOW 1001 HPA NEAR 33S/57E, EXPECTED 1009 HPA NEAR 33S/60E AT END. - TROPICAL CYCLONE INDUSA 979 HPA NEAR25.6S/70.1E, MOVING SOUTH 20KT, EXPECTED POST-TROPCIAL DEPRESSION NEAR 33.8S/73.1E THE 04/06 AT 00UTC. - HIGH 1021 HPA NEAR 44S/75E WITH A RIDGE RUNNING WESTWARD. MOVING EASTWARD SLOWLY. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/05 AT 0600UTC TO 26/04/06 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS LOCALLY THUNDERSTORMS. WIND : CLOCKWISE 4 TO 6, LOCALLY 7 AT BEGINNING, DECREASING 3 TO 5 AT END. VARIABLE 3 TO 4 AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE AT END, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER NORTHERN. SOUTH-EAST SWELL 4 M OVER WESTERN ABATING. VIS : VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WIND : BECOMING CLOCKWISE 7 TO 8, LOCALLY 9 TO 10 NEAR THE CENTER OF INDUSA AT BEGINNING. VARIABLE 3 TO 4 ELSEWHERE. VIOLENT GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH NEAR THE CENTER OF INDUSA. ARRIVAL OF NORTH SWELL 3 TO 4 M BY NORTHERN AT END. VIS : VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND : NORTH-WEST 5 TO 6 OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN, DECREASING 4 TO 5 AT END. VARIABLE 3 TO 4 ELSEWHERE. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. VIS : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, INCREASING WEST 6 OVER SOUTH-EASTERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SW SWELL 3 M OVER SOUTH- EASTERN. VIS : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.