Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-28 11:36:25 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 280830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 28th OF OCTOBER 2026 AT 08:30 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 281000 TO 291000 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: NW 35 to 40 in the south-east at first. 2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west until mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 38s12e, High 1028 hPa 46s49e, Low 998 hPa 38s10w, Low 960 hPa 58s19e, 1. Cold front: 39s25e 45s30e 55s37e 67s23e into 58s19e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : Variable 05, but SE to E 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SW 15 to 25 in the south-west spreading to the south-east from mid-period otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 15 to 25 in the south-east until mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central and southern parts. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in south-east at times. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the east until mid-period reaching 35 to 40 in the south-east at first otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south becoming Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north from mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers becoming good in the west towards mid-period and in the west by the end of period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south, with W to SW swell but NW swell in the east until mid-period. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the north-east otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but W to NW 15 to 25 in the west reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west until mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west spreading to the north-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-west, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 in the east reaching 30 otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but NE to E 10 to 20 in the north-west from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east and in places in the south until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east and south-west, with S to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the east until mid-period otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places but variable 05 to 10 in the south-west. VIS : Good in the west otherwise moderate in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east, with NW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 in the north otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south and central parts at times. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SE swell MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 but NW 15 to 25 in the south reaching 30. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central and southern parts. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : SE to E 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise NW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south becoming Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north and central parts from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south and north- west. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the west, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/10/28 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 EXPECTED OVER WAM AND NORTH CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/28 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 38S/70E, EXPECTED 1033 HPA NEAR 36S/75E AT END.- COLD FRONT (CF) AXIS 33S/50E, 35S/58E, 37S/59E, 40S/57E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD, WITH FORMATION OF RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW, EXPECTED 991 HPA NEAR 41S/55E AT END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/28 AT 0600UTC TO 26/10/29 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN, THUNDERY SHOWERS AND SQUALLS UNDER CF. WIND: NORTHERLY TO NE 6 TO 7 AHEAD CF, BECOMING TEMPORARILY VARIABLE 3 TO 4 BEHIND, THEN BECOMING CLOCKWISE 7/8 LATER. VIOLENT GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER NEAR THE LOW. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4, INCREASING NORTHERLY 5/6 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SOON. SEA : ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE FROM WEST. SOUTHWEST SWELL OF 2 TO 3 METERS, ABATING. VIS : MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHERN AREA. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: EASTERLY 5 TO 6 BECOMING CLOCKWISE 7/8 LATER.- SOUTHERN HALF: EASTERLY 3/4 IN NORTHERN AND WESTERLY 4/5 IN SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH NEAR THE LOW. SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL 2/3 METERS, BUT NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY SWELL 2/3 METERS IN NORTHERN. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY, 3 TO 7 FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST, BUT VARIABLE ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 IN THE NORTHWEST AT FIRST. INCREASING NORTHERLY 5/6 IN THE NORTHWEST AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH IN THE NORTHWESTERN HALF AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF. SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL, 2/4 METERS, LOCALLY 4/5 IN SOUTHEASTERN. VIS : MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION.=