Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-07 01:15:29 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 061700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06TH OF MAY 2026 AT 17:00 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. FORECAST VALID FROM 062200 TO 072200 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 EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in the north-west, spreading to the central north during the second half of the period, with S to SE 35 to 40 in the western parts, reaching 45 to 50 over the central- south, but over the central west until mid-period, otherwise, E to NE 35, reaching 40 to 50 in the central parts until mid- period. 2. DURBAN EAST: N to NE 35 in the central parts but W to SW 35 to 40 in the extreme south-west during the second half of the period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST : W to SW 35 in the south-east from mid-period, and E to SE 35 to 40 in the north-west but 45 to in the extreme north-west. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1025 hPa 39s00e and High 1032 hPa 44s19e Low 1000 hPa 34s29e, Low 962 hPa 57s20w, Low 978 hPa 66s23e 1. Cold Front: 39s32w 42s20w 49s13w 54s14w into 57s20w 2. Cold Front: 45s16e 51s29e 58s35e 62s38e into 66s23e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 15 to 20. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, spreading over the west and central, with SE swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 at first. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and central parts, with S to SE swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NE 05 to 10 in the south becoming variable 05 to 10 towards the end of the period, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate showers and rain in the extreme south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SE swell in the north-east, otherwise S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west until the evening but W to SW 10 to 15 in the south-west, spreading to the west from mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west, spreading across the central to the south-east during the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-west at first, but 3.0 to 4.0m in the west and central parts, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east and south- east clearing towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.5m in the east and south-east with SE swell, otherwise 3.0 to 4.0m, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to SW 30 to 40 in the north-west, spreading to the central north during the second half of the period, with S to SE 30 to 40 in the western parts, reaching 45 to 50 over the central-south, but over the central west until mid-period, otherwise, E to NE 25 to 35, reaching 40 to 50 in the central parts until mid-period. VIS : Good in the east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the east with S to SW swell, otherwise, 5.0 to 7.0m, reaching 8.0 to 9.0 over the central west, with SE to E swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the central parts during the first half of the period. It will become W to SW 20 to 30 in the south-west, reaching 35 to 40 in the extreme south-west during the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but poor in showers and thundershowers in the west and and south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern-half, reaching 5.0m in the south-west towards the end of the period, with SE to E swell becoming W to NW in the south-west from the evening. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : E to SE 05 to 10, but N to NE 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 in the south-west until mid-period. It will become NW 10 to 15 in the extreme south-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 but N to NE 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south and east, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east from mid-period, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the north-west but 45 to in the extreme north-west from afternoon. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor moderate in showers and rain in the north from mid-morning. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the central and east reaching 5.5 to 6.5m in the east and north-east at first with SW swell in the east, otherwise S to SE swell. It will become 3.0 to 3.5m in the central from mid-period. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/05/06 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - STRONG GALE OVER WAM AND CRO. - GALE OVER AMS AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/05/06 AT 1200UTC - HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 45S/26E EXTENDING BY NORTHEASTWARD RIDGE, FORECASTED OVER WAM LATER. - FILLING LOW 1007 NEAR 33S/84E SLOW-MOVING. - COLD FRONT AXIS 33S/52E, 36S/65E, 40S/69E, 49S/80E, MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/05/06 AT 1800UTC TO 26/05/07 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS. WIND: SW 7/8 INCREASING LOCALLY 9 OVER SOUTHERN, DECREASING SOUTHERLY 5/6 LATER AND ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 AT END. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL 4 TO 6 M. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. SHOWERS BEHIND. WIND: NW 5/6 INCREASING 7/8 AHEAD FRONT, BACKING SW 7/8 BEHIND DECREASING SOUTHWESTERLY 5/6 AT END BY WEST PART. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. WESTERLY SWELL 2.5 M TO 4 M OVER SOUTHERN, LATER, INCREASING SW 4 TO 6 M. VISI: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS. WIND: SOUTHERLY 7/8 INCREASING LOCALLY 9, DECREASING SOUTHWESTERLY 5/6, LATER, INCREASING 6/7, LOCALLY 8. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH, LATER, ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 5 TO 7 M, DECREASING AT END 3 TO 5 M. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. SHOWERS BEHIND. WIND: NW 7/8 AHEAD FRONT, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5/6 BEHIND. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA: VERY ROUGH AND CROSSED AT FIRST. NW SWELL 5 M THEN SW 4 TO 5 M. VISIBILITY: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=