Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-01 20:12:15 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 011630 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 01ST OF OCTOBER 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 012200 TO 022200 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: N to NW 35 to 40 in the western parts. 2. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in the central parts. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW 35 in the south and south-west mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1020 hPa 29s15e, High 1036 hPa 40s47e. Low 992 hPa 41s41w, Low 1004 hPa 40s01w, Low 980 hPa 54s17e . 1. Cold Front: 23s01e 29s08e 35s11e 40s12e 45s16e 50s16e into 54s17e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 in the east and northern parts, but N to NE 15 to 25 in the west and south-west, reaching 30 in the south- west while spreading to the central south during the second half of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the eastern parts. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west at first, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NW 20 to 30, reaching 35 to 40 in the western parts, spreading to the central parts during the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the central and western parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with NW swell but SW in the eastern parts. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 becoming anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north- west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate showers in places in the first half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-east, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the west, whilst anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the central parts. VIS : Good becoming moderate in showers and rain over the western parts during the first half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the west and central parts, with N to NW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE to E 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north and central parts but NE 20 to 30 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the northern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with E to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east. It will become W to NW 10 to 15 in the north and central parts during the second half of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the west and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the central and southern parts in the first half of the period, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good but poor to moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and extreme northern parts, with E to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south and south-west by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west, spreading to the north-west through to the south-east during the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, except in the north-east, reaching 5.0 to 6.5m in the south-west, with SW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/10/01 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/01 AT 1200UTC - HIGH 1037 HPA NEAR 40S/49E, EXPECTED 1038 HPA NEAR 37S/54E AT END. - COLD FRONT AXIS 30S/65E AND 37S/77E, MOVING EAST-NORTH-EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/01 AT 1800UTC TO 26/10/02 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, MORE FREQUENT IN THE NORTHERN REGION. WIND: SOUTHEAST 4/5, LOCALLY 6 IN NORTHEAST, BECOMING SOON ANTICLOCKWISE IN THE SOUTH. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTHWEST. SOUTH SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS. VISI: GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND FRONTAL RAIN, LOC SQUALL THE FAR NORTH. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: SOUTHEAST 5/6, LOCALLY 4 IN THE SOUTH, BUT NORTHWEST 3/4 IN THE NORTHEAST AT FIRST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SOUTHERN HALF: SOUTH 4/5, SETTLING TO SOUTHEAST IN THE SOUTH. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTHEAST. SOUTH-SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 2/3 METERS, INCREASING 3/5 METERS IN THE SOUTH. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY, 5/6 IN NORTH AND 6/7 IN SOUTH, WITH STRONG GUSTS IN THE FAR SOUTH. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE IN THE NORTHWEST. SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS, ABATING. VISI: MAINLY GOOD. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: WESTERLY TO SOUTHWEST 6/7, LOCALLY 4/5 IN THE NORTHWEST AND LOCALLY 8 IN THE SOUTHEAST. SOUTHERN HALF: WESTERLY 7/8, LOCALLY 6 IN THE WEST, WITH STRONG GUSTS IN THE FAR SOUTH. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS. VISI:POOR IN PRECIPITATION.