Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-23 12:22:16 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 230830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 23RD OF MARCH 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 231000 TO 241000 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 : S to SE 35 in the south-east. 2. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in the north-west from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1020 hPa 40s22w, High 1024 hPa 40s11e. Low 1016 hPa 34s13w, Low 1012 hPa 46s04w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but cyclonic 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 15 over the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thunderstorms in the extreme north- east from mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 10 to 20 over the north-east and south-east where it will reach 25, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east and north-west. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 in the east, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east, becoming variable 05 to 10 in the north-east from mid-period, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, becoming NW 15 to 25 in the south- west by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west, spreading to the south-east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SW swell, becoming SE swell from mid-period. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the east until mid-period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-central, spreading to the south-east from mid-period, but E to NE 20 to 30 in the north- west reaching 35 from mid-period. It will become Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, with SW swell, becoming SE swell in the north-west from mid-period. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the south-west reaching 30, spreading to the west from mid-period. VIS : Good in places in the north, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to E 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north, spreading to the south-west by the end of the period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-west, but N to NE 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers, but good in the south-west. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 in the north-east at first, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the east and south, clearing in the east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/23 AT 0400UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING NILL. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/23 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT (CF) OVER WESTERN OF WAM AND CRO. - HIGH OVER ALL PART. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/23 AT 0600UTC TO 26/03/24 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS, RAIN (CF) OVER SOUTHWESTERN LATER. WIND: NORTHERLY 3/5 INCREASING NW 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN AT END. SEA : MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN AT END. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5. SEA : MODERATE. VIS : GOOD, MODERATE IN SHOWERS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN OR SHOWERS (CF). WIND: NW 4/6 INCREASING 7 OVER NORTHEASTERN AT END, BACKING SW 4/6 OVER WESTERN AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN AT END. WIND: NW 3/5 INCREASING 6/7 AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. VIS : BECOMING POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.