Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-01 15:35:07 ============================ 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 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 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. ST HELENA: S to SW 35 in the south-west and south for the first half of the period. 2. TRISTAN : Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the north and north-east until mid-period, but W to NW 35 from mid-period. 3. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in the west at times until mid-period, otherwise E to SE 35 to 40 at times in the central, eastern and northern parts until mid-period. 4. DURBAN EAST: N to NE 35 in the south-east otherwise cyclonic 35 to 40 in places in the western and southern parts until mid-period. 5. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: S to SW 35 in the south-west at first. 6. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 in the southern parts. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1032 hPa 33s29w, High 1040 42s60e. Low 1010 hPa 29s42w, Low 1008 hPa 33s07w. 1. Cold front: 23s19w 26s13w 29s11w into 33s07w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the north and western parts, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, but S to SW 25 to 35 in the south-west and south for the first half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south and south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and west, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-west and south, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 15 in the south and west, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-west towards the end of the period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north and north-east, reaching 35 to 40 until mid-period, but W to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, reaching 30 to 35 from mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the north and north-east but in the south-west from mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 in the south-east, but variable 05 to 15 in the central and northern parts, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 but S to SE 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west and north-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east, south-west and west, with W to NW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 in the west, reaching 30 to 35 at times until mid-period, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 at times in the central, eastern and northern parts until mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the central, northern and eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m over the north, central and eastern parts, for the first half of the period with S to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in the east, reaching 25 to 35 in the south-east, otherwise cyclonic 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in places in the western and southern parts until mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south and west until mid-period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the southern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern parts, reaching 4.5m in the southern parts until mid-period, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the southern and central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east from mid-period, with W to SW swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the northern parts, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 at times. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 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) 26/08/01 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 CRO AND KER. - SEVERE GALE FORCE 9 FORECAST OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/08/01 AT 0000UTC - THUNDERY LOW 1010 NEAR 30S/43E, SLOW-MOVING. - COLD FRONT AXIS 36S/48E, 37S65E, 42S/82E, WEAKENING. - COLD FRONT AXIS 52S/25E, 54S/44E, 58S/50E, MOVING EASTWARDS AND FORECAST TO PASS SOUTH OF CRO AND SOUTH OF KER. - HIGH 1041 NEAR 45S/55E, MOVING SLOWLY TOWARDS THE ENE. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/08/01 AT 0600UTC TO 26/08/02 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN OR SHOWERS, AT TIMES THUNDERY OVER NORTHWESTERN. WIND : NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 LOCALLY 7, DECREASING 3 TO 4 IN THE SOUTH ; NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 IN THE SOUTH-EAST OF THE AREA AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SSW SWELL INCREASING OVER SOUTH-EAST, 3 TO 5 METERS. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED. WIND : NORTHERN HALF: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 4, VEERING SOUTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 6, THEN DECREASING 4 TO 5 AT END. SOUTHERN HALF: SOUTH 5 TO 6, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW SWELL INCREASING 3 TO 6 METERS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VIS : MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN OR FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER THE FAR SOUTH OF THE AREA. WIND : NORTHERN HALF: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4, VEERING NORTHEAST TO NORTH 5 TO 6 TO THE SOUTH. SOUTHERN HALF: NORTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 8. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH IN THE SOUTHWEST AT FIRST. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 4 TO 7 METRES FROM WEST TO EAST, ABATING 2 TO 4 METRES AT END. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN OR FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTH OF THE AREA. WIND : SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 IN THE NORTH-WEST OF THE AREA; ELSEWHERE 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 IN THE SOUTH-WEST OF THE AREA ; VEERING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 IN THE NORTH AND 6 TO 8 LOCALLY 9 IN THE SOUTH. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH, LOCALLY VERY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. LONG SW SWELL INCREASING 5 TO 8 M DURING THE DAY. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=