Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-03 01:18:00 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 021700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 02ND OF APRIL 2026 AT 17:00 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 022200 TO 032200 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 EAST: NE to N 35 in the extreme north-west as well as in the central south towards the end of the period. 2. DURBAN EAST: NE 35 in the extreme south-west and E to SE 35 in the south-east. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1034 hPa 43s44e, High 1030 hPa 50s37e. Low 1002 hPa 47s07e, Low 1004 hPa 31s56e. 1. Cold Front: 36s04e 40s06e 45s10e into 47s07e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central parts until mid-period. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north- east towards the end of the period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the extreme south, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north towards mid-period. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south, but anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-west, becoming SE 05 to 15 in the south- east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain in the south from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE 05 to 15 in the north-east at first, otherwise W to SW 10 to 20 becoming NW to W 15 to 25 in the south-west towards mid- period reaching 30 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west towards the end of the period, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W 10 to 20 in the extreme west, otherwise NE to N 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme north-west and in the central south towards the end of the period, but E to SE 10 to 20 in the east reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west, poor in times. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the north-east, with E to SE swell. 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, with NE to N swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the south-west reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme south-west, otherwise SE to E 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the west, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the south- east reaching 6.5m towards mid-period, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers at times. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the northern and central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south towards mid-period spreading to the north-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west from mid-period spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period, with NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/02 AT 1700UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 RUNNING OVER WAM AND EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWESTERN AMS LATER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/02 AT 1200UTC - LOW 999 HPA OVER WAM, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD, WITH SQUALLS LINE. - HIGH AREA OVER CRO AND KER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/02 AT 1800UTC TO 26/04/03 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOCALLY THUNDERSTORMS. WIND: N 3 TO 5 OVER NORTHEASTERN, INCREASING SE 5/6, AT TIME 7/8 ELSEWHERE THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 OVER SOUTHWESTERN LATER. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. EASTERLY TO SOUTH-EAST SWELL, INCREASING 3/5M. VISI: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOCALLY THUNDERSTORMS. WIND: VARIABLE 2 TO 4 OVER EASTERN AREA AT FIRST, INCREASING N 4 TO 6 OVER NORTHERN AREA , AND E 5/7 LOCALLY 8 OVER FAR SOUTHERN AREA . GUSTS. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTH-WESTERN AREA. S SWELL 2 M. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 INCREASING SE 6/7 OVER FAR NORTHERN AREA. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH. SOUTHERLY SWELL 2 TO 3 M, ABATING. VISI: GOOD. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 AT END WITH EASTERLY 5/6 IN THE NORTHWEST. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH GRADUALLY MODERATE TO ROUGH. S SWELL 2 TO 3 M VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=