Bulletinset for METAREA 7
Edition date (UTC): 2026-11-04 20:41:45
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
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FQZA31 FAPR 041615



WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. WEST OF 20E.

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

04th OF NOVEMBER 2026 AT 16:15 UTC.



FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2

BELOW.



NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.

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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE

MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.



AREA 1:

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FORECAST VALID FROM 042200 TO 052200 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:

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NIL.



SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z

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High 1024 hPa 30s17w



Low 998 hPa 58s10w, Low 1004 hPa 39s07e



1. Cold Front : 42s19w 46s14w 52s08e into 58s10w.



AREA FORECAST:

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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good.



ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in east.

VIS      : Good.



ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the central south, otherwise S to SE

           05 to 15.

VIS      : Good.



TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):

WIND     : S to SW 10 to 20, reaching 25 in places in the north-east.

VIS      : Good.



TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise SW to

           W 10 to 20, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the extreme west.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers in the west from mid-

           period.



CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):

WIND     : NW to W 20 to 30 in the south-east until mid-period, otherwise

           S to W 15 to 25.

VIS      : Good in the north-east at first, otherwise moderate in showers

           and rain

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, W to SW swell.