Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-04 17:28:50 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 041330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 04TH OF APRIL 2026 AT 13:30 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 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: ==================== 1. CAPE WEST : W to SW 35 to 40 in the south and south-east at times. 2. CAPE EAST : W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-west at times. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 in the south-west towards mid- period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 35s15w, High 1020 hPa 43s56e. Low 969 hPa 51s14e 1. Cold Front: 35s15e 40s21e 45s23e 49s23e 54s19e into 51s14e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-west at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers over the northern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the west, with SE swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and east clearing in the evening. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north at first, with SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 20 to 30 in the central and south- eastern parts at times. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east until mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, reaching 30 from mid-period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east and south-west, with W to SW swell, but NW in the south-west. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 40 in the south and south-east at times. It will become anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west from mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east at times. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m except in the extreme northern parts at first, but 5.0 to 7.0m in the south, reaching 7.5 to 8.0m in the south- east, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east at first, but W to SW 15 to 25 in the west, reaching 30 to 40 in the south-west at times. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the western and central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the central and north-eastern parts, but 4.5 to 5.5m in the west, reaching 6.5 to 7.5m in the south-west, with NW swell in the central, but SE in the north-east, otherwise, SW. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SW 15 to 25 in the east, reaching 30 in the south-east, otherwise, anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the west, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-east until mid-period, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the southern parts, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and southern parts, with S to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25, but 30 in places in the west, reaching 35 in the south-west towards mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places at first, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, becoming 4.5 to 5.5m in the west from mid-period, reaching 6.0 to 7.0 towards the end of the period, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/04 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE CONTINUING OVER WAM. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/04 AT 0000UTC - THUNDERY LOW 1000 NEAR 34S/60E SLOW-MOVING. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER WEST OF AMS, PRECEDED BY CONVERGENCE LINE, AND WARM FRONT AXIS 38S/60E, 39S/72E, 39S/83E. - WIDESPREAD HIGH PRESSURE AREA 1025 OVER CRO AND KER, WEAKENING. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/04 AT 0600UTC TO 26/04/05 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS, LOCALLY THUNDERSQUALLS. WIND : CLOCKWISE 7 OR 8, GRADUALLY DECREASING 5 OR 6, AT TIMES 7. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, GRADUALLY ABATING. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS, LOCALLY THUNDERSQUALLS. WIND : - IN FAR SOUTH: EASTERLY 6 OR 7, GRADUALLY DECREASING 3 OR 4. GUSTS. - ELSEWHERE: NORTHERLY 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH DUE TO WIND IN FAR SOUTHWEST. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS. RAIN IN FAR SOUTH. WIND : - IN FAR NORTH: EASTERLY 5 OR 6, GRADUALLY DECREASING 4 OR 5. - ELSEWHERE: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, BUT NORTHWEST 5 OR 6, AT TIMES 7, IN FAR SOUTH. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR NORTH. VIS : GOOD, BUT LOCALLY MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTHERN. WIND : - IN FAR NORTH: EASTERLY 5 OR 6, GRADUALLY DECREASING 4 OR 5. - ELSEWHERE: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, BUT NORTHWEST 5 OR 6, AT TIMES 7, IN FAR SOUTH. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH IN SW SWELL 3 OR 4 M IN FAR SOUTHEAST AND DUE TO WIND IN FAR NORTHWEST. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.