Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-14 15:55:00 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 141330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 14th OF AUGUST 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 142200 TO 152200 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: W to SW 35 in the west otherwise NW 35 in the south-east during the first period. 2. CAPE WEST: N to NW 35 in the south, spreading to the south-east from mid-period. 3. DURBAN EAST: E to SE 35 in the central north at first. 4. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-west. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1037 hPa 43s41e. Low 960 hPa 51s09w; Low 990 hPa 48s12w 1. Cold Front: 25s32w 31s14w 37s06w 51s08w into 51s09w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, variable 05 to 10 in the south. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but variable 05 to 10 in the north. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m , reaching 4.5m in the south-west, with S to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the north-east otherwise variable 05 to 10 but W to NW 05 to 15 in the south at first. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to SW 25 to 35 in the west otherwise NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 In the south-east during the first period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m, in the south, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south, spreading to the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers in the west, spreading to the central parts from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east until mid-period, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25, but NW 20 to 30 in the west where it will become W to NW 10 to 20 from the mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west with NE swell, and the extreme eastern parts, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the central north at first, but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places over the north-east and the central northern parts. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south, otherwise E to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25, but variable 05 in the north-east. VIS : Good in places in the east, otherwise moderate in showers and rain. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but NE 25 in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-eastern parts, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west spreading to the south-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in the south, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/08/14 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - STRONG GALE FORCE 9 OVER CRO, AMS AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/08/14 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHEAST AMS, LEAVING THE AREA SOON. - HIGH 1044 HPA NEAR 42S/38E, WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHEAST, EXPECTED 1037 HPA NEAR 39S/47E BY THE END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/08/14 AT 0600UTC TO 26/08/15 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEAST 4/5 IN THE WESTERN HALF AND SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN THE EASTERN HALF. SEA: VERY ROUGH, HIGH IN THE SOUTHEAST AND ROUGH IN THE NORTH AT FIRST. LONG SSW SWELL, 4 TO 6 METERS. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FREQUENT FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE EAST. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: SOUTHWEST 5/6, INCREASING 7 IN THE SOUTHEAST LATER.SOUTHERN HALF: SOUTHWEST 6/7, INCREASING 7/8 LATER, REACHING 9 LOCALLY AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO HIGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, BECOMING HIGH TO VERY HIGH IN THE SOUTH.LONG SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERN HALF: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6/7, REACHING LOCALLY 8 IN THE EAST, DECREASING LATER 4/5, LOCALLY 6 IN THE SOUTH.EASTERN HALF: SOUTHWEST 7/8 WITH STRONG GUSTS, INCREASING SOON 8/9, THEN DECREASING 6/7, LOCALLY 8 IN THE SOUTHEAST, AT END. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH, BUT VERY HIGH IN THE SOUTHEAST. LONG SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL 4 TO 7 METERS. VIS : VERY POOR. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTALES SHOWERS., SNOW IN THE SOUTH. WIND: SOUTHWEST 7/8, INCREASING SOON 8/9 WITH STRONG GUSTS, BUT SOUTHWEST 6/7 IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST. SEA : HIGH, SOON BECOMING VERY HIGH IN THE NORTHWESTER HALF. LONG SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL 4 TO 7 METERS. VIS : VERY POOR.=