Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-07 20:12:46 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 071600 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 07TH OF APRIL 2026 AT 16:00 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 072200 TO 082200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 reaching 40 in the west at first, drifting to the east towards mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1021 hPa 35s10e, High 1027 hPa 31s34e Low 959 hPa 61s11w, Low 1003 hPa 39s53e. 1. Cold front: 30s20w 40s07w 45s10e 45s20e 51s20e 55s20e 62s00e 61s15w into 61s11w. 2. Cold front: 25s40e 31s50e into 39s53e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 15 to 20, but SW 05 to 10 in the NE. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north towards the second half of the period and first half of second period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the extreme south-west in the first half of the period, becoming cyclonic in the south-west by the second half of the period spreading to the south by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west at first drifting to the south by end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 in the south-west, with SW to S swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : SW 20 to 30 in the south-west at first, spreading to the south in the first half of the period, otherwise NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east in the first half of the period. It will become Anticyclonic 10 to 20 in the west from the second half of the period but NW 10 to 20 in the extreme north-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-east. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.0m in the south-west spreading the north-west and south towards the end of the period with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the west and south-west reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme south-west at first, moderating to 10 to 20 and spreading to the south during the second half of the period but SE 10 to 20 in the north-east reaching 25 at first, otherwise, variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good becoming poor in rain and showers over the extreme south- west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west but 3.0m in the east at first with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the north-west reaching 25 to 30 from the second half of the period, otherwise W to SW 10 to 20 but 20 to 30 in the south and east reaching 35 in the south-east. VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the south-east in the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, but 4.0 to 5.0m in the central and eastern parts reaching 6.0m in the extreme-east until mid-period with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 but NE 15 to 20 in the extreme south-west reaching 25 to 30 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the north-east. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east at first, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places clearing from the south towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.0m in the south, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north spreading to the south from the second half of the period. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 25 to 35 reaching 40 in the west at first drifting to the east towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west, drifting to the east towards mid-period clearing from the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m becoming 3.0 3.5 in the west towards the end of the period with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/07 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - STORM EXPECTED OVER KER, STRONG GALE EXPECTED OVER CRO, GALE RUNNING OVER WAM. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/07 AT 1200UTC - QUICKLY DEEPENING LOW 993 NEAR 43S/59E, RATHER QUICKLY MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD, EXPECTED 969 NEAR 48S/68E ON THE 04/08/2026 AT 06 UTC. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/07 AT 1800UTC TO 26/04/08 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: CLOCKWISE 7/8 AT FIRST, DECREASING SW 5/6 THEN INCREASING WESTERLY 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED RAIN. WIND: INCREASING WESTERLY 5/6 LOCALLY 7 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH.TO VERY ROUGH FROM SOUTHWEST. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. WIND: CLOCKWISE 7/8 LOCALLY 9 OVER EASTERN AT FIRST, DECREASING W 5/6 LATER THEN INCREASING SW 7 OVER WESTERN AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. W SWELL 3 TO 5 M. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN OR SHOWERS. WIND: BECOMING CLOCKWISE 9/10 OVER SOUTHWESTERN SOON, DECREASING W 4/6 OVER NORTHERN, 7/8 OVER SOUTHERN AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. W SWELL 3 TO 5 M AT END. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.