Bulletinset for METAREA 7
Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-07 16:02:12
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
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FQZA31 FAPR 071330



WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

07TH OF AUGUST 2026 AT 13:30 UTC.



FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2

BELOW.



NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.

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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE

MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.



AREA 1:

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FORECAST VALID FROM 072200 TO 082200 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:

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1. CAPE WEST: W 35 at first in the south-east.



2. CAPE EAST: NW 35 in the south-west at first.



3. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to W 35 in the south-east at first.





SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z

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High 1028 hPa 27s05w, High 1028 hPa 40s35e, High 1036 hPa 37s75e.

Low   980 hPa 50s18e.



1. Cold Front: 34s05w 40s10e 45s15e into 50s18e.



AREA FORECAST:

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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : SE 10 to 20.

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     : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the north-east, but

           Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south.

VIS      : Good but moderate in rain in places.

SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, with E to SE swell.



TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the east.

VIS      : Good.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and east, with SW swell.



TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise Anticyclonic 05

           to 15.

VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west and

           eastern parts at first.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east, with W to

           SW swell.



CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):

WIND     : W 30 to 35 at first in the south-east, otherwise S to SW 10 to

           20 reaching 25 in the south during the first half of the

           period.

VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east and

           northern parts.

SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south-east at first,

           with W to SW swell.



CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):

WIND     : NW 30 to 35 in the south-west at first becoming SW 15 to 25

           towards mid-period, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25.

VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places.

SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, except in the east and north-east, reaching 5.5

           to 6.5m in the south-west, with SW swell.



DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):

WIND     : N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-east and the extreme

           south-west.

VIS      : Good but moderate in showers in the eastern parts.

SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, with NE swell.





MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : SE to S 05 to 15 reaching 20 in places.

VIS      : Good.



MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):

WIND     : E to SE 15 to 25, but NE 15 to 25 in the south.

VIS      : Good but moderate in showers in places.

SEA STATE: 3.0m, with E to SE swell.



MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):

WIND     : NW to W 15 to 25 in the south, reaching 30 to 35 in places in the

           south-east at first, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but SE 20

           in the north-east.

VIS      : Moderate in showers and rain along the band from the north-

           west to south-east.

SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the south-west, with W to

           SW swell.





AREA 2:

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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)



26/08/07 AT 0500UTC



AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%

STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).



PART 1: WARNING



- GALE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN KER AT END.



PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/08/07 AT 0000UTC



- COLD FRONT OVER SW CRO, MOVING EASTWARDS, SPREADING TO KER LATER.

- HIGH 1038 NEAR 38S/73E, LITTLE CHANGE.



PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/08/07 AT 0600UTC TO 26/08/08 AT

0600UTC



WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)

SCATTERED SHOWERS, MORE FREQUENT OVER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LATER.

WIND : OVER NORTHERN : E OR NE 3 OR 4 . OVER SOUTHERN : N OR NW 3 OR

       4, LOCALLY 4 OR 5 OVER FAR SOUTHERN.

SEA : MODERATE.

VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.



AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)

SCATTERED SHOWERS.

WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4, LOCALLY E 4 OR 5 OVER FAR NORTHERN.

SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SSW SWELL 2 OR 3 METERS.

VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.



CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)

FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS.

WIND: NW 5 OR 6 AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING SW  5 OR 6, LOCALLY 7

      BEHIND, THEN BECOMING ANTICYCLOCKWISE 3 OR 5 FROM WEST AT END. GUSTS.

SEA : ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 OR 3 METERS.

VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.



KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)

SCATTERED SHOWERS THEN FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS FROM SOUTHWESTERN

LATER.

WIND: OVER NORTHERN : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4, BECOMING NW 4 OR 5 SOON,

      INCREASING 5 OR 6 AT END.  OVER SOUTHERN : NW 5 OR 6, INCREASING 6 OR

      7 LATER, THEN BACKING SW 6 OR 7 BEHIND THE FRONT, LOCALLY 7 OR 8 AT

      END. GUSTS.

SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS, ABATING.

VIS : POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.