Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-02 00:52:43 ============================ 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 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 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. CAPE EAST: NE to N 35 in the extreme north-west from mid-period. 2. DURBAN EAST: S to SW 35 in the extreme south-east towards mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1025 hPa 45s40e. Low 986 hPa 46s01w, Low 964 hPa 64s19e 1. Cold Front: 39s01w 42s00w 46s01e 49s01e into 46s01w. 2. Cold Front: 40s22e 50s32e 59s36e 67s33e into 64s19e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central parts. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, otherwise variable 05 to 10 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north- east by mid-period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south by the end of the period, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the east and central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with S to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 at times in the north by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the north-east at first, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, becoming Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-east towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south at times, with SW to S swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE 15 to 25 in the north-east at first, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but NW 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE to N 05 to 15 in the west reaching 20 to 30 in the north- west but 35 in the extreme north-west from mid-period, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north-west and extreme east reaching 4.5m in the extreme north-east from mid-period, with E to SE swell, but NE swell in the north-west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, but S to SW 20 to 30 in the extreme east reaching 35 in the extreme south-east towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the extreme east from mid-period, with S to SE swell, but NE swell in the extreme south-east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the south reaching 30 in the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE:3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15, but W to SW 15 to 25 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the south. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south at first, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south, clearing in the south-east from mid-period. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/01 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING Gale force 8 over Southern KER. Gale force 8 expected over WAM later. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/01 AT 1200UTC Low 1008 near 33S/53E, deepening expected 1002 near 34S58E at end. Cold front (CF) axed NW/SE, crossing WAM and KER, slowly moving E and filing later. High 1019 near 34S/74E slowly moving eastward. High 1028 near 45S/41E slowly moving eastward. Associated ridge crossing CRO and KER later. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/01 at 1800UTC to 26/04/02 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Showers locally thundery and squalls. WIND: N 5 to 6 ahead CF, SE 4 to 6 behind, increasing 7 to 8 over S later. Severe gusts. SEA: Moderate to rough from NE to SW, increasing rough to very rough; locally high at end but still moderated over northern of CF. S swell about 2m. VIS: Poor with precipitations. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Showers over southwestern area and western area at end. Squalls; locally thunderlight. WIND: Anticlockwise 3 to 5, becoming N 5 to 6 over Western and E 5 to 6, at times 7, over Southern at end. Gusts. SEA: Moderate et rough. SE swell 2m abating. VIS: Becoming poor with precipitations. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Few showers. WIND: S 4 to 5 at times 6, becoming anticlockwise 3 to 5 over western area soon, but SE 5 to 6, at times 7 over Northern at end. SEA: Rough to very rough, becoming moderate to rough. SW swell 2 to 4m, abating. VIS: Good. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Frontal rain, showers and squalls, becoming less frequent later. WIND: NW 5 to 6 ahead CF backing W then SW 5 to 6, locally 7 to 8 in south, becoming anticlockwise 4 to 5 from W at end. Severe gusts. SEA: Rough to very rough. SW swell 2 to 4m. VIS: Very poor with precipitations.