Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-16 10:02:00 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 160830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 16TH OF MARCH 2026 AT 08:30 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 161000 TO 171000 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 WEST: S to SE 35 in the central-west at first. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: Cyclonic 35 in the north-east from mid-period drifting to the south-east by the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 45s20w, High 1030 hPa 38s58e Low 1011 hPa 33s02e, Low 1010 hPa 28s12e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but SW to W 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with S to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SW 05 to 15, but NW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the west otherwise, E to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the north-east until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east until mid-period and in the west towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, reaching 4.5m in the north-east until mid- period, with SE swell. 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme west towards the end of the period, with NE swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the central-west at first. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the north-west, with E to SE swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south at times and in the west towards the end of the period. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east spreading over the northern half towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the central and eastern parts, with E to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the west and north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 15 in the central-west drifting to the south until mid-period, otherwise NW to W 15 to 25, but cyclonic 25 to 35 in the north-east from mid-period drifting to the south-east by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the north-west, spreading to the east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/16 AT 0400UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - NIL. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/16 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1030 HPA NEAR 38S/59E, ALMOST STATIONARY. - WAVING FRONT REACHING WESTERN CRO SOON AND MOVING EASTWARD, REACHING SOUTHERN KER AT THE END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/16 AT 0600UTC TO 26/03/17 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND : NORTHERN HALF: EASTERLY 4/5. SOUTHERN HALF: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4. SEA : MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH IN THE NORTH. VIS : GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : E TO SE 4 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN AND ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST. SOUTH SWELL 2/3M IN THE NORTH-EAST. VIS : GOOD, TEMPORARILY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE SOUTH. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 OVER NORTHERN, AND WESTERLY 4/6 OVER SOUTHERN, AT TIMES 7 AT THE END OVER WESTERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. SW SWELL 2/4M OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : GOOD, TEMPORARILY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN AT THE END. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERLY 5/6 OVER SOUTHERN, AT TIMES 7 OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. SW SWELL 2/4 M OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : GOOD.=