Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-26 15:16:36 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 260830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 26TH OF MAY 2026 AT 08:30 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 261000 TO 271000 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 WEST: N to NW 35 in the south-east from mid-period. 2. CAPE EAST: NE to N 35 over the south-west towards the end of the period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 in the south-west shifting to the south-east from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 27s01w, 1030 hPa 41s48e. Low 970 hPa 50s04w, Low 964 61s22e Cold front: 39s10w, 42s06w, 45s02w into 50s04w AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the east at first moderating to variable 05 to 10 from mid-period. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 15 but variable 05 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 25 in the north-east by mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west by mid-period, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) : WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the north, reaching 30 over the central and the southern parts, shifting to the south-east towards mid-period, becoming variable 05 to 10 in in the west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west at first, but over the central and north-eastern parts from mid-period. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m reaching 5.5 to 6.0m in the south, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west, but variable 05 to 10 in the north , otherwise N to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in a frontal band across north- west, central parts and the south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south-west spreading to the south-east by the end of the period, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE to N 05 to 15 in the east reaching 25 to 30 over the central parts, but 35 over the south-west towards the end of the period, otherwise SW to W 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east and the central parts, but over the south-west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the west reaching 4.0 t 4.5m in the south-west by the end of the period, with S to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-west and north-east, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, but N to NE 15 to 25 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 and the north-east. VIS : Good but moderate in light rain in the west at times. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to E 05 to 15 in the south, but variable 05 in the west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND :N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west while shifting to the south-east from mid-period, becoming W 20 to 30 in the south-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good in the north-east, but moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m over southern parts, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/05/26 AT 0500UTC 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 EASTERN OF KER AND AMS AREA. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/05/26 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT CF AXIS 36S/59E, 41S/65E, 46S/69E, 54S/75E SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD. - COLD FRONT CG AXIS 38S/20E, 41S/23E, 45S/24E MOVING EASTWARD 15/20KT. - HIGH 1025 HPA NEAR 31S/66E. - HIGH 1030 HPA NEAR 43S/45E MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/05/26 AT 0600UTC TO 26/05/27 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS UNDER CF THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS BEHIND CF. WIND: NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS AHEAD CF BACKING SW 4/5 BEHIND THEN ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 AT TIMES 5. SEA : BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH. S SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS UNDER CF WIND: SETTING UP NW 5/6 AHEAD CF BACKING SW 6/7 LOCALLY 8 BEHIND. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH AT BEGINNING. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS THEN FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS CG AT END BY WESTERN AREA. WIND: SW 6/7 WITH GUSTS THEN ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 LOCALLY 5 BUT NW 6/7 OVER FAR SOUTH-WESTERN AREA AHEAD CG AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M. VIS : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND SHOWERS CF MOVING EASTWARD. WIND: NW 5/6 LOCALLY 7 AHEAD CF BACKING SW 6/7 LOCALLY 8 WITH GUSTS BEHIND CF. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. =