Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-22 23:31:05 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 221830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22nd OF MARCH 2026 AT 18:30 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 222200 TO 232200 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 : E to SE 35 in the extreme north-west towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1026 hPa 41s00w; High 1021 hPa 42s48e; Low 1014 hPa 30s40e Low 965 hPa 60s30e Cold Front: 44s32e 49s38e 55s45e into 60s30e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but W to SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. 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 light showers and thundershowers in the west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thunderstorms in the extreme north-eastern parts towards the end of the period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 over the central parts, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but S to SE 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the central parts, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 35 in the extreme north-west towards the end of the period, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west from mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the eastern half, reaching 4.0m in the extreme north-east, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NE 05 to 15 over the central parts and the north-east, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west. It will become E to SE 15 to 25 in the extreme north-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the north-east at first, but N to NW in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west extending to the central south and the south-east. 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 over the northern parts. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but N to NE 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west. 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, reaching 30 in the extreme south-west, but S to SW 05 to 15 over the central parts. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west, but poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the extreme south-west by mid- period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/22 AT 1600UTC 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, 26/03/22 AT 1200UTC - COLD FRONT OVER N CRO, SLOWY MOVING SE. - HIGH 1029 OVER AMS, EXTENDING WITH A RIDGE OVER WAM, SLOW-MOVING. - HIGH 1021 OVER W CRO, SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARDS AND FILLING. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/22 AT 1800UTC TO 26/03/23 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS, MORE FREQUENT OVER WESTERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4, AT TIMES 5 OVER SOUTHERN AT END. SEA : MODERATE. VISIBILITY : GOOD, TEMPORARILLY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4, INCREASING EASTERLY 4/5 OVER NORTHERN AREA LATER. SEA : MODERATE. VISIBILITY : GOOD, OR MODERATE UNDER SHOWERS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS UNDER FRONT. WIND : NORTHWESTERLY 5/6 OVER SOUTHERN AREA, BUT VARIABLE 3/4 OVER NORTHERN AREA, INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 6 OVER NORTHERN AREA AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. W SWELL NEAR ABOUT 2M. VISIBILITY : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS, BECOMING MORE FREQUENT OVER WESTERN LATER. WIND : SOUTHWESTERLY 4 TO 6 FROM W TO E, DEACREASING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BY W. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, WITH W SWELL 3 TO 4M, BECOMING MODERATE OR ROUGH BY WESTERN AREA. VISIBILITY : GOD, TEMPORARILLY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.