Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-31 23:35:35 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 311700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 31ST OF MARCH 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 312200 TO 012200 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 in the south-west and drifting to the south-east towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1025 hPa 48s31e. Low 1009 21s42e. 1. Cold Front: 35s02w 40s10e 46s11e 52s10e into 52s07e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 over the southern parts, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers until mid- period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 at times in places in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places over the central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 at times in the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 while reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west and drifting to the south-east towards mid-period. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the southern and central parts at times. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the south at times until mid- period, with SW to S swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the north-east but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the western half, reaching 4.5m in the extreme south-west at times, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE to N 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme north-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places over the western parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme north-west with NE swell and over the eastern parts from mid-period with SW to W swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to E 10 to 20 in the extreme west, but W to NW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the eastern half becoming very poor in places at times in the south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the south. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west and S to SE 15 to 25 in the extreme north- east from mid-period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east at first, with S to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/31 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 OVER SOUTHERN AREA OF KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/31 AT 1200UTC - LOW 984 HPA NEAR 55S/59E WITH COLD FRONT CF ASSOCIATED AND AXIS 37S/54E, 42S/60E, 47S/64E, 53S/65E MOVING EASTWARD 15KT. - HIGH 1025 HPA NEAR 48S/31E MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH 1023 HPA NEAR 37S/69E QUASI STATIONARY. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/31 AT 1800UTC TO 26/04/01 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS LOCALLY THUNDERY AND SQUALLS UNDER CF. WIND: N 3 TO 5, LOCALLY 6 AHEAD CF VEERING S 5 TO 6 BEHIND CF BY WESTERN AREA. SEA: MODERATE. SW SWELL 2 METERS. VISI: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 FROM EAST TO WEST. SEA: MODERATE ET ROUGH. S SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS OVER EASTERN AREA ABATING. VISI: GOOD. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS UNDER CF OVER EASTERN AREA AT BEGINNING THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: BACKING SW 5 TO 6, AT TIMES 7 BEHIND CF. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS UNDER CF. WIND: INCREASING NW 6 TO 7 AHEAD CF THEN W 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 BEHIND CF OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH. W TO SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VISI: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.=