Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-07 23:31:27 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 071730 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 07TH OF AUGUST 2026 AT 17:30 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 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. CAPE WEST: W 35 at first in the south-east. 2. CAPE EAST: NW 35 in the south-west at first. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to W 35 in the south-east at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 27s05w, High 1028 hPa 40s35e, High 1036 hPa 37s75e. Low 980 hPa 50s18e. 1. Cold Front: 34s05w 40s10e 45s15e into 50s18e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the north-east, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Good but moderate in rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, with E to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and east, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west and eastern parts at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W 30 to 35 at first in the south-east, otherwise S to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south during the first half of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east and northern parts. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south-east at first, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NW 30 to 35 in the south-west at first becoming SW 15 to 25 towards mid-period, otherwise N to NE 15 to 25. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, except in the east and north-east, reaching 5.5 to 6.5m in the south-west, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-east and the extreme south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, with NE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to S 05 to 15 reaching 20 in places. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, but NE 15 to 25 in the south. VIS : Good but moderate in showers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m, with E to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 in the south, reaching 30 to 35 in places in the south-east at first, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but SE 20 in the north-east. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain along the band from the north- west to south-east. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the south-west, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/08/07 AT 1700UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE OVER SOUTHERN CRO AND SOUTHERN KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/08/07 AT 1200UTC HIGH 1039 HPA NEAR 37S/75E, ALMOST STATIONARY. HIGH 1031 HPA NEAR 39S/35E, EXPECTED 1041 HPA NEAR 45S/70E AT END. BETWEEN THESE TWO CELLS, COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA. CONVERGENCE LINE, WITH SQUALLS IN THE WEST WAM. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/08/07 AT 1800UTC TO 26/08/08 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN DURING THE DAY IN THE FAR SOUTH, AND SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN THE WEST. WIND: OVER NORTHERN : EAST TO NORTH-EAST 3/4, INCREASING TO NORTH 4/5 IN THE WEST DURING THE DAY. OVER SOUTHERN : NORTH-WESTERLY 3/4, LOCALLY 5 IN THE FAR SOUTH, INCREASING NORTHERLY 5/6 IN THE WEST DURING THE DAY, REACHING LOCALLY 7AT END. SEA: MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH DURING THE DAY IN THE WEST. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) AVERSES EPARSES. VENT : SECTEUR EST 4/5 AU NORD ET ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 AU SUD. MER : AGITEE A FORTE. HOULE DE SUD-SUD-OUEST 2 A 4 METRES A L'EST. VISI : MAUVAISE SOUS PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND: OVER NORTHERN : NORTH-WESTERLY 5/6 AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING SOUTH THEN EASTERLY TO SOUTH-EASTERLY 4/5 BEHIND.LLATER SETTLING NORTHERLY TO NORTH-EASTERLY 5/6, LOCALLY 7 IN THE WEST. OVER SOUTHERN : WESTERLY TO SOUTH-WEST 5/6, LOCALLY 7/8 IN THE SOUTH, SOON BECOMING VARIABLE ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4, THEN LATER INCREASING NORTH TO NORTH-EASTERLY 5/6, LOCALLY 7 WITH GUSTS IN THE FAR SOUTH-WEST. SEA: ROUGH, VERY ROUGH IN THE FAR SOUTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS IN THE SOUTH. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND: NORTH-WESTERLY 5/6, REACHING 7 IN THE SOUTH AHEAD FRONT, BACKING BEHIND WESTERLY THEN SOUTH-WESTERLY 6/7, LOCALLY 8, WITH GUSTS IN THE SOUTH. AT END BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5 IN THE WEST WITH SOUTHERLY 5/6 IN THE EAST. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL OF 3 TO 5 METERS, ABATING, THEN WESTERLY TO SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS BEHIND THE FRONT. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.