Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-10 10:25:48 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 100830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 10TH OF APRIL 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 101000 TO 111000 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: N to NW 35 in the south-west spreading to the southern parts from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1021 hPa 35s05w, High 1026 hPa 32s50e Low 979 hPa 38s32w Cold Front 36w22s, 30w30s, 26w36s AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good but moderate in rain over the central and southern parts from the second Half of the period. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the south-east. VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the south-west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west for the first half of the period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-east. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but N to NW 15 to 25 in the west reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west spreading to the southern parts from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the south-western parts spreading to the southern parts from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east at first with SW swell , otherwise 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west reaching 5.0 to 6.0m from mid- period with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 over the eastern half, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 becoming anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 from the second half of the period but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the north-eastern and south-eastern parts from the first half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the west and south for the first half of the period, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the west and south, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the south-western, central and southern parts drifting to the eastern parts from the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the western and southern parts with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, but N to NE 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 becoming anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-west from the second half of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east for the first half of the period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east for the first half of the period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places, but poor in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east, with S to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in the south-east but variable 05 to 15 in the north becoming cyclonic 15 to 25 in the northern parts from the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west spreading the northern parts from the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east for the first half of the period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/10 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - STRONG GALE RUNNING OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/10 AT 0000UTC - DEEPENING LOW, 978 NEAR 50S/66E, WITH ASSOCIATED COLD AND WARM FRONTS OVER SOUTH-WESTERN OF KER, MOVING RAPIDLY EAST-SOUTH-EASTWARD, EXPECTED 54S/80E ON THE 11/04 AT 00 UTC. - HIGH 1025 NEAR 33S/44E, SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD, EXPECTED 33S/53E ON THE 11/04 AT 00 UTC. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/10 AT 0600UTC TO 26/04/11 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS ON THE SOUTHERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 OVER NORTHERN, BUT SW 5/6 WITH GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN AT FIRST, DECREASING 3/4 LOCALLY 5 AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M FROM NORTH-WESTERN TO SOUTH- EASTERN, ABATING SLOWLY MODERATE TO ROUGH. VIS : MAINLY GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : W TO SW 3/4 OVER NORTHERN, BUT 5/6 AT TIMES 7 WITH GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BY SW SWELL 3 TO 5M FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VISIBILITY: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND : SOUTH-WESTERLY 5 TO 7 WITH GUSTS FROM NW TO SE AT FIRST, DECREASING SLOWLY 4 TO 6 AT END. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH, BUT ROUGH OVER FAR NORTH-WESTERN AT FIRST. WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 4M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND : CLOCKWISE 7/8 AT TIMES WITH SEVERE GUSTS AT FIRST DECREASING SLOWLY WESTERLY 5/6 OVER NORTHERN AND 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH BY W SWELL 3 TO 5M, INCREASING TO 6M LATER. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=