Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-03 14:53:57 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 031330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 03RD OF APRIL 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 032200 TO 042200 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: NW 35 in the south-east for the first half of the period, otherwise W to SW 35 in the south. 2. CAPE EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-west. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 32s22w High 1032 hPa 43s49e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers over the north-western parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SE swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north- east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the extreme south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north, with SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 but 05 to 10 in the south-west. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but cyclonic 10 to 20 over the central parts. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers over the central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the south- east, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 25 to 35 in the south-east for the first half of the period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in frontal showers and rain in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south reaching 5.0 to 6.0m from mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-west but SE 10 to 20 in the extreme east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the western and central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the central and north-eastern parts, with NE swell but SE swell in the north-east. It will become 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-west from mid-period with SW to W swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise SE to E 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the west, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the south- east, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the central and southern parts, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 in the extreme north, otherwise S 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with S swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : N to NW 20 to 30 but variable 05 to 10 in the south-west for the first half of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west and south spreading to the eastern parts from mid-period, with NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/03 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 RUNNING OVER WAM AND OVER FAR SOUTHWEST AMS. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/03 AT 0000UTC - LOW 1001 HPA SLOW-MOVING OVER NORTHEASTERN WAM, ASSOCIATED WITH SQUALLS. COLD FRONT OVER NORTHEASTERN WAM AND WARM FRONT EXTENDING OVER WAM AND AMS, AXIS WEST TO EAST. - HIGH AREA OVER CRO AND KER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/03 AT 0600UTC TO 26/04/04 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOCALLY THUNDERY SQUALLS. WIND: CLOCKWISE 5/6, INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY 7/8 OVER WESTERN PART OF LOW SYSTEM, WITH SEVERE GUSTS. OVER NORTHEASTERN AREA, DECREASING NORTHERLY 3/5 AT END. SEA: GENERALLY, VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. ESE SWELL 3 TO 5M. VIS: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOCALLY THUNDERY SQUALLS. WIND: NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY 3/5, LOCALLY 6 OVER NORTHWESTERN AREA, BUT EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY 6/7, LOCALLY 8 AT FIRST, OVER SOUTHERN AREA. GUSTS. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST WITH WIND SEA. VIS: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHEASTERN AREA. RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN AREA LATER. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5. OVER NORTHEASTERN CRO, INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY 6/7 AT FIRST. OVER SOUTHERN CRO, INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY 6/7 LATER. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN AREA. VIS: GOOD TO LOCALLY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTH. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5 FROM SOUTH-WEST TO NORTH-EAST BUT INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY 6/7 OVER NORTHWESTERN AREA AND SOUTHWESTERLY 5/6, LOCALLY 7 AT FIRST, OVER SOUTHEASTERN AREA. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING GRADUALLY MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER. SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M OVER EASTERN PART OF KER. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.