Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-26 19:53:26 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 261800 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 26TH OF MARCH 2026 AT 18:00 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 262200 TO 272200 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: NW to N 35 in the east at first and SW to W 35 in the south in the first half of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1029 hPa 43s30e. Low 998 hPa 40s03e, Low 982 hPa 46s34e 1. Cold front: 28s04w 31s00e 35s05e 40s10e into 40s03e. 2. Cold front: 37s35e 40s38e 45s41e 50s40e into 46s34e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E 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 the east from mid-period. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, becoming variable 05 to 10 in the south towards mid-period. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but W to SW 05 to 10 in the extreme south. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : SW to W 10 to 20 in the east until mid-period, otherwise NW to N 10 to 20, but SW 10 to 20 in the south-west spreading to the north-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west and central parts spreading to the south-east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east until mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east towards mid-period, but SW 10 to 20 in the west spreading to the north-east towards the end of the period reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west and south central. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south central and south-east. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west drifting to the south-east in the second half of the period while reaching 5.0 to 5.5m, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 in the east reaching 25 in the south-east at first, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15 becoming NE to E 15 to 25 in the west and south from mid-period. It will become NW 20 to 30 in the extreme west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the east, but in the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south at first, with SW to W swell. 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme west towards the end of the period, with NW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but NE 10 to 20 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain at times in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east until mid-period, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to S 05 to 15 becoming SW to S 05 to 15 in the central and northern parts from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers at times in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15, but NE 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and west at times. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW to N 25 to 35 in the east at first, otherwise SW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south in the first half of the period. It will become anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west from mid-period spreading to the south-west and north-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the east and south until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, but 5.0 to 6.0m in the south reaching 6.5m in the central south and south-east towards mid-period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/26 AT 1800UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Gale expected over southwestern CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/26 AT 1200UTC - Low 1009 hPa near 50S/82E, associated with a waving front (CF) axis at 47S/92E, 37S/75E, and 26S/61E, moving slowly eastward. - High 1029 hPa near 42S/49E, moving eastward at 25/30 kt. - Low 981 hPa near 51S/35E associated with a cold front (CG) axis at 53S/35E, 48S/27E, 46S/20E, and a warm front (WG) axis at 53S/35E, 52S/44E, 46S/48E, the entire system moving south-eastward at 3540 kt. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/26 at 1800UTC to 26/03/27 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Rain, showers, and frontal showers under CF at the beginning over the north-eastern area, then under CG at the end of the period over the far south-western area. Scattered showers elsewhere. WIND : anticlockwise, force 3 to 5. SEA : rough, becoming moderate. SW swell around 2 meters. VIS : poor in precipitations. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Rain and frontal showers under CF WIND : E to SE 5/6 over southern area; variable and light over the northern area. SEA : moderate to rough from north to south. SW swell close to 2 meters. VIS : poor in precipitations. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Rain, showers, and frontal squalls under the WG and CG. WIND : northerly 5 to 7, increasing to 8 ahead of the front, backing to W to SW 5 to 7, locally 8 behind the front. SEA : rough, becoming moderate to very rough from north to south. SW swell 3 to 5 m, gradually abating. Wind-driven sea (CF) at the end. VIS : poor to very poor in precipitations. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Scattered showers. WIND : anticlockwise 2 to 4, increasing northerly 5 a 7 from north to south over south-western area at the end of the period. SEA : rough, decreasing. Westerly swell 3 to 4 meters, abating toward the end. VIS : good.