Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-25 12:53:29 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 251330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 25TH OF MAY 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 252200 TO 262200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 44s34e High 1026 hPa 34s37e. 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 SW 05 to 15 in the east becoming variable 05 to 10 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 15 but variable 05 in the south. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west spreading to the south-east by mid-period, with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west spreading to the south- east towards the end of the period, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) : WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the southern parts towards mid- period, becoming SW 15 to 25 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south from mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east at first, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south but 6.5 to 7.5m in the first half of the period, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15 but N to NW 20 to 30 in the south-west spreading to the south-east by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-west, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 over the central parts, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15 but W to SW 10 to 20 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-west spreading to the central parts by mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the west, with S to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 but N to NE 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershower in the east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in light rain in places in the west until mid- period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 05 to 15 in the south, becoming variable 05 from mid-period, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in south and in places over the central parts. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but N to NW 20 to 30 in the west reaching 35 in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the west from mid- period spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0 over the central and southern parts, with W to SW swell, but NW swell in the south. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/05/25 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, 26/05/25 AT 0000UTC - COLD FONT AXED NW/SE CROSSING WAM AND KER, SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARDS. - HIGH 1025 HPA NEAR 31S/65E WITH ASSOCIATED RIDGE TO SE. - HIGH 1030 HPA NEAR 43S/45E, MOVING ENE, EXPECTED 1034 HPA NEAR 39S/60E AT END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/05/25 AT 0600UTC TO 26/05/26 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER WESTERN, MOVING EASTWARDS. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 AT TIMES 5, BUT NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT BACKING SW 4/5 BEHIND. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : SW 5/6 AT TIMES 7 WITH SEVERE GUSTS OVER EASTERN, ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 OVER WESTERN, BECOMING NW 5/6 OVER SOUTHERN AT END. SEA : ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH, AND LOCALLY HIGH OVER EASTERN AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH AT END. LONG SW SWELL 5 TO 5M, ABATING. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS MOVING EASTWARDS. WIND : N 5/6, AT TIMES 7 WITH SEVERE GUSTS AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING W 5/6 BEHIND, THEN INCREASING SW 6/7 WITH SEVERE GUSTS LATER. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY SW LATER. SW SWELL 4 TO 5M OVER SOUTHWESTERN AT END. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST, THEN FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER WESTERN AT END. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4, AT TIMES 5, INCREASING NW 5/6 LOCALLY 7 WITH SEVERE GUST OVER WESTERN AHEAD OF THE FRONT , THEN SW 6/7 WITH SEVERE GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM W TO E, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER NORTHEASTERN AT FIRST, BECOMING ROUGH LATER. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.