Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-15 15:43:22 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 151330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 15TH 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 152200 TO 162200 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. TRISTAN : E to SE 35 in the east during the first half of the period. 2. CAPE WEST : S to SE 35 in the west during the first half of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 45s20w, High 1028 hPa 38s58e Low 974 hPa 58s26e, Low 1011 hPa 33s01e. 1. Cold Front: 41s06e 45s14e 47s20e 50s25e 53s29e into 58s26e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : Variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the extreme south at times. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with S to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, but NE 15 to 25 in the west, otherwise, E to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the east during the first half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east and north-west, spreading to the west in the morning. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m until mid-period, with SE swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SW 15 to 25 in the south, becoming variable 05 to 10 by the end of the period, otherwise, S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the west during the first half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, with E to SE swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the west, becoming S to SW 15 to 25 towards mid- period, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the north- west at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south, and south-west, while clearing in the south-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-west, spreading to the west from mid-period, with NE swell, but SW in the west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-west at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east, with E to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : N to NE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east at times. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the west and north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the north-west at first. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east at times, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south until mid-period, as well as in the north-west by the of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the West, spreading to the central and east from the morning. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern half, reaching 4.5 in the extreme south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/15 AT 0400UTC 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, 26/03/15 AT 0000UTC - LOW 1008 NEAR 36S/79E, SLOW-MOVING EASTWARD. - COLD FRONT OVER SW OF CRO, FILLING UP. - HIGH 1029 OVER WAM WITH A RIDGE TOWARD KER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/15 AT 0600UTC TO 26/03/16 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4, LOCALLY 5 OVER NORTHERN. SEA : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH OVER FAR NORTHERN. VIS : GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER SOUTHEASTERN AT FIRST. FEW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. WIND : CLOCKWISE 5 TO 6, SOMETIMES 7 OVER SOUTHWESTERN AT FIRST, SOUTHERLY 4 TO 5 ELSEWHERE. SEA : ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE FROM SOUTHWEST. S SWELL 2 TO 4M DECREASING VIS : GOOD, TEMPORARILY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN OVER SOUTHERN, THEN FEW SHOWERS. WIND : WESTERLY 6 TO 7 OVER SOUTHERN, 4 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 LATER. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3 TO 4M OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : GOOD, TEMPORARILY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : WESTERLY 6 TO 7 OVER SOUTHERN AND 3 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3 TO 4M OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : GOOD.