Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-06-01 14:22:21 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 011330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 01ST OF JUNE 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 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: ==================== Nil SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1027 hPa 34s10w High 1037 hPa 38s64e Low 970 hPa 56s25e 1. Cold front: 43s22e 48s24e 52s28e into 56s25e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but S to SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the west, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20 but N to NE 05 to 10 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the western and southern parts. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) : WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW to W 15 to 25 in the west reaching 30 in the south-west spreading to the south from mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west and south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the eastern parts. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-west, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Cyclonic 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the south- west and south, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places in the north-east, central and southern parts, but NW to W 10 to 20 in the south and north-west reaching 25 at times for the first half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the western, southern and north-eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the western and north-eastern parts, with SW to S swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the north-west and south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the central and eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in places in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south reaching 25 in the south-west, otherwise SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the central parts and south- east but SW 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west spreading to the southern parts from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central parts, north-west and south-east, spreading to the north and east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/06/01 AT 0500UTC 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, 26/06/01 AT 0000UTC - Convergence line over northern of WAM. - Disturbed fresh or strong westerly flow over southern areas with front leaving KER at first, and front moving to southwest of CRO later. - High belt 1033 near 38S/60E, moving north-eastward slowly. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/01 at 0600UTC to 26/06/02 at 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Showers and thunderstorms with severe gusts over northern. WIND : Easterly 6/7 over northwestern, anticlockwise 3 to 5 over southeastern. SEA : moderate or rough. Later, SW swell 3 m over southern. VIS : poor to very poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Scattered showers. WIND : anticlockwise 3 to 5, increasing S 6 over eastern. SEA : moderate or rough. SW swell 3 m. VIS : poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Rain and showers over far southern. WIND : W to NW 5 to 7 from north to south. Gusts over southern. SEA : rough or very rough. SW swell 3 or 5 m from north to south. VIS : poor to very poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Rain and showers. WIND : Westerly 5 to 7 from north to south. Severe gusts. SEA : rough or very rough. SW swell 3 to 5 m over southern. VIS : poor to very poor during precipitation.