Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-05 13:51:14 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 051330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 05th 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 052200 TO 062200 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 1028 hPa 33s15w, High 1034 hPa 39s67e. Low 976 hPa 53s28e Low 1011 hPa 36s24e. 1. Cold Front: 32s10e 35s14e 38s18e 42s20e into 53s28e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the north, becoming SW 10 to 20 in the south- west towards mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 25 in the north-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the central-north spreading to the north- east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-west spreading to the south-east by end of period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, but 5.0m in the south-east, with S to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-west, becoming SE to S 15 to 25 in the north-east towards the end of period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain across the north-east, and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south but 6.0m in the south-east until mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the east, otherwise NW to N 15 to 25, reaching 30 it will become W to SW 20 to 30 in the west moderating toward end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-west and north-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, reaching 4.5 to 6.0m in the extreme south-west, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20, but S to SW 05 to 15 in the central-north, becoming SW 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to S 05 to 10, becoming SW in the north towards end of period. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 becoming NE 15 in the south. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW to N 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-west spreading to the east, it will become SW to W 20 to 30 in the west towards mid- period, spreading to the east, becoming NW 20 to 30 in the south- west at the end of the period. VIS : Good becoming moderate in showers and rain in the west, spreading the east by mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west spreading to the east by mid-period, while reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the extreme south-west, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/08/05 AT 0600UTC 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 KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/08/05 AT 0000UTC - DISRUPTED FLOW IN THE EXTREME SOUTH OF CRO AND KER. - HIGH-PRESSURE CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/08/05 AT 0600UTC TO 26/08/06 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4. SEA : MODERATE LOCALLY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTH-EASTERN. VIS : GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS OVER EASTERN AT BEGINNING. WIND: BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 ALL OVER THE AREA. SEA : MODERATE TO VERY ROUGH FROM NW TO SE. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 M DECREASING. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 SETTING-UP NORTH-WEST 4 TO 5 OVER SOUTHERN, LOCALLY 6 OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M OVER SOUTHERN AT END. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN, SETTING-UP WESTERLY 6 TO 7 OVER SOUTHERN, LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTH-EASTERN. DECREASING 4 TO 5 BY SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTH-EASTERN AT END. WESTERLY TO SOUTH-WEST SWELL 4 TO 6 M OVER EASTERN, DECREASING. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.