Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-08 21:48:56 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 081630 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 08TH OF APRIL 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 082200 TO 092200 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: W to SW 35 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east towards the mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1023 hPa 35s25w, High 1018 hPa 34s08e, High 1026 hPa 33s35e Low 1015 hPa 32s07w, Low 965 hPa 64s02e 1. Cold front: 26s16w 28s11w into 32s07w continue 36s00w 40s05e 45s13e 50s18e into 64s02e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east towards the end of the period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-east until towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- east. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east and south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east at times. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west. It will become N to NW 15 to 25 in the west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the extreme north-east at first, otherwise variable 05 to 10 but S to SE 05 to 15 in the east, and NW 10 to 20 in the west, where it will become cyclonic 20 to 30 from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the west and south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the west and south-west, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the south-east, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-west at first, but variable 05 to 10 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south and north-west, drifting to the central parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme north-west with SE to E swell, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the eastern parts until towards the end of the period, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to N 15 to 25 in the west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east. It will become W to SW 05 to 15 in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and eastern parts with SW swell, but 3.0m in the west at first with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the northern and central parts. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.0m in the southern and central parts, subsiding to 3.0m towards the end of the period with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SW swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east towards the mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west, drifting to the east towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-west, spreading to the south-east by mid-period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/08 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE RUNNING OVER WAM. - STRONG GALE EXPECTED OVER CRO. - STORM CURRENTLY AFFECTING KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/08 AT 1200UTC - LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM AT 960 HPA NEAR 49S/71E ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT (CF) EXTENDING FROM 33S/66E, 36S/70E, 40S/73E, 45S/75E, 50S/73E, MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY SOUTH-EAST DEEPENING AND EXPECTED 959 HPA NEAR 51S/81E ON 09/04/2026 AT 18 UTC. - LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM 1003 HPA FILLING OVER THE FAR NORTHERN OF CRO, MOVING TOWARDS AMS. - NEW LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED 980 HPA NEAR 49S/58E AT 18:00 UTC ON 09/04/2026, ASSOCIATED WITH THE CG COLD FRONT AXIS 38S/50E, 41S/50E, 47S/50E. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/08 AT 1800UTC TO 26/04/09 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH A COLD FRONT CG OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE REGION; SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. WIND : WESTERLY 4 TO 5, INCREASING SOUTH-WESTERLY 6 TO 7, LOCALLY 8 BEHIND THE FRONT, THEN SOUTH-WESTERLY 4 TO 6 TOWARDS THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS. VISIBILITY : POOR DURING RAINFALL. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH COLD FRONT CF OVERNIGHT, FOLLOWED BY RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS WITH A COLD FRONT CG DURING THE DAY. WIND : NORTH-WESTERLY 5 TO 6 AHEAD OF THE FRONT, VEERING SOUTH-WESTERLY THEN WESTERLY 4 TO 5 BEHIND, VEERING SOUTH-WESTERLY 5 TO 7 TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS. VISIBILITY : POOR DURING RAINFALL. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH CG. WIND : CLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, LOCALLY 7 TO 8, OVER THE NORTHERN; SETTLING UP SOUTH-WESTERLY 4 TO 6 OVER THE SOUTHERN; INCREASING WEST 7 TO 9 OVER THE SOUTHERN. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SWELL FROM THE WEST, 2 TO 4 METERS. VISIBILITY : POOR TO VERY POOR DURING RAINFALL. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOCALLY HEAVY WITH COLD FRONT CF, FOLLOWED BY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WAKE. WIND : NORTHERN HALF: WESTERLY 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTHERN HALF: CLOCKWISE 8 TO 10 WITH VIOLENT GUSTS, EASING TO WESTERLY 5 TO 6 BY THE END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN THE NORTH, VERY ROUGH TO HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. SWELL FROM THE SOUTH-WEST 4 TO 6 METERS. VISIBILITY : VERY POOR.