Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-20 06:41:06 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 191700 CCA WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 19TH OF MARCH 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 192200 TO 202200 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: Cyclonic 35 to 45 in the west at first. 2. CAPE WEST: SW 35 to 45 in the south-east at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1029 hPa 40s12w, High 1023 hPa 37s71e. Low 1004 hPa 35s16e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 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. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SE to S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places in the south-west until mid- period and in the east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east by the end of the period, with SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise NE to N 10 to 20 but SE to E 10 to 15 in the north-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west spreading to the south-west towards the end of the period. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the north otherwise, SW to S 15 to 25 reaching 35 to 45 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-east until the evening. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-east until mid-period, with S to SW swell, but SE until mid-period. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme east, otherwise NW to N 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in the south-central parts from mid-period, but Cyclonic 35 to 45 in the west at first. It will become SW to S 15 to 25 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-west drifting to the central parts by mid-period and in places in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west reaching 4.5 to 5.5m towards mid-period, with NE swell becoming SW from mid-period. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 in the west, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west at first and towards the end of the period, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-east at times and in the south-west towards the end of the period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10, becoming SE 05 to 15 in the south towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the northern and central parts at times. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15 in the north, but NE 05 to 10 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers at times. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 in the north drifting to the south towards the end of the period, but NW 05 to 15 in the south reaching 20 to 25 in the north towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-east spreading to the south and west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south, with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/19 AT 1600UTC 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, 26/03/19 AT 1200UTC - WAVING FRONT OVER CRO AND KER. - HIGH 1028 NEAR 37S/72E, SLOW-MOVING. - CONVERGENCE LINES OVER FAR NORTHERN WAM AND AMS. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/19 AT 1800UTC TO 26/03/20 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER FAR NORTHERN, MORE SCATTERED ELSEWHERE. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4, BUT E 4/5 OVER FAR NORTHERN. SEA: MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER FAR NORTHERN VISI: VERY POOR IN SQUALLS, BUT MAINLY GOOD ELSEWHERE. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER FAR NORTHERN, MORE SCATTERED ELSEWHERE. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4, BUT E 4/5 OVER FAR NORTHERN. SEA: MODERATE, BUT ROUGH OVER FAR EASTERN BY SW SWELL AROUND 3M. VISI: VERY POOR IN SQUALLS, BUT MAINLY GOOD ELSEWHERE. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND: VARIABLE 3/4, INCREASING SOON NW 4/5 OVER NORTHERN. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SW SWELL AROUND 3M OVER FAR SOUTHERN. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 5/6, AT TIMES 7 OVER FAR SOUTH-EASTERN. GUSTS. DECEASING GRADUALLY ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 FROM WEST, AT TIMES 5. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTH-EASTERN. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.