Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-11-06 09:54:24 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 060830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06th OF NOVEMBER 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 061000 TO 071000 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. TRADES : S to SE 35 in the north-east until mid-period, as well as in the south-east by the end of the period. 2. TRISTAN : N to NW 35 in places in the western half spreading to the central and southern parts from the evening while moderating in the west. 3. CAPE WEST: S to SW 35 in the south-east until tomorrow morning. 4. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 in the south-east until mid-period, but W to SW 35 in the north-west at first as well as south-west until tomorrow morning. 5. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the north and eastern parts during the first half of the period, as well as in the south and south-western parts from the evening. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1023 hPa 32s03w, High 1028 hPa 36s76e. Low 977 hPa 55s23e, Low 981 hPa 47s35e. 1. Cold Front : 37s13e 40s20e 45s23e 49s24e into 55s23e. 2. Cold front : 35s35e 40s38e 44s38e into 47s35e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-east at times. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east, but N to NW 20 to 30 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west from this afternoon. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with NW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 30 to 35 in the north-east until mid-period, as well as in the south-east by the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east from the evening. With S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east until tomorrow morning, otherwise N to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in places in the western half spreading to the central and southern parts from the evening while moderating in the west. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the western half, spreading to the central and southern parts from this evening, as well as south-east from tomorrow morning while clearing in the west and south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west spreading to the central and south from mid-period, with W to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east until tomorrow morning. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south- east until tomorrow morning. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east and southern parts, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south and south-east, W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 20 to 30 in the east reaching 35 in the south-east until mid-period, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the north-west at first as well as south-west until tomorrow morning. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the east, otherwise moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m (except in the north and north-east) but 4.5 to 5.0m in places in the west, reaching 5.5m in the south-west from mid-period, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south at first. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the south-west from tomorrow morning. VIS : Good becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south from tomorrow morning. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-west from tomorrow morning, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : W to NW 05 to 15 in the south-east becoming variable 05 to 10 from the evening, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the west at times. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north reaching 30 in the north-east from tomorrow morning, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east and north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north-east from tomorrow morning, with E to NE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 40 in the north and eastern parts during the first half of the period, as well as in the south and south-western parts from the evening. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north, east and southern parts during the first half of the period, becoming moderate in showers and rain in places in the west from the evening. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m but 4.5 to 5.0m in the east and north-east until tomorrow morning, as well as in the west from the morning, reaching 5.5 to 6.0m in the south-west towards the end of the period, with W to NW swell, becoming SW in the west from the morning. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/11/06 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE EXPECTED OVER CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/11/06 AT 0000UTC - LOW 986 NEAR 45S/32E, RATHER QUICKLY MOVING SOUTH-EASTWARD. TROUGH TOWARD CRO SOON.- HIGH1028 OVER WAM, SLOW-MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/11/06 AT 0600UTC TO 26/11/07 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS MORE FREQUENT OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN AT END. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 INCREASING N 5/6 LOCALLY 7 FROM THE SW AT FIRST. SEA : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : GOOD THEN POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER FAR NORTHERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 LOCALLY E 5 OVER NORTHERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 OR 4 M ABATING. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN OR FRONTAL SHOWERS SOON. WIND : WESTERLY 6/7 VEERING N 6/7 LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN LATER. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M ABATING THEN NNW SWELL OVER WESTERN AT END. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED RAIN THEN RAIN OR FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN AT END. WIND : WESTERLY 6/7, DECREASING TEMPORARILY 4/6 LATER, INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY 6/7 AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M ABATING OVER WESTERN AT END. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.