Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-07 18:09:45 ============================ 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 OCTOBER 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. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 at times in the south-east. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 29s05e, High 1025 hPa 38s30e, High 1043 hPa 39s68e. Low 1014 hPa 327s39e Low 1016 hPa 27s42e Low 1012 hPa 16s45e 1. Cold Front: 31s16w 38s02w 44s08e 47s08e into 48s05e. 2. Cold Front: 46s43e 50s51e 55s60e 58s74e into 61s68e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south from mid-period, with S swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east and south-east, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 in the extreme east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 becoming anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme north towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0m in the south-east, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme north-east, otherwise W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 at times in the south-east. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the south-west spreading to the north- west and south-east by the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers in the south-west drifting to the south-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the extreme south, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 but N to NW 20 to 30 in the east. It will become anticyclonic 05 to 15 over the central parts from mid-period spreading to the north-east by the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the west and south-central with SW to W swell but E to NE in the extreme east. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west but cyclonic 20 to 30 in the west, otherwise S 10 to 20 becoming anticyclonic 05 to 15 towards mid-period. VIS : Good but poor to very poor in showers and thundershowers over the western parts. SEA STATE: 3.0m, with SW swell but E to NE in the extreme south-east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the extreme west and W to SW 05 to 15, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE 10 to 15 in the extreme north, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the north-west, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15. It will become N 20 to 30 in the extreme south-west towards the mid-period spreading to the south-east and extreme north-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain over the north- East until mid-period, while becoming moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme north-east with N swell, otherwise 5.0 to 6.0m with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/10/07 AT 1600UTC 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, 26/10/07 AT 1200UTC - - A relatively inactive cold front over South-Western CRO at first.- High 1043 hPa near 40S/67E, expected 1037 hPa near 41S/72E at end. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/07 at 1800UTC to 26/10/08 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Scattered showers. WIND : North-Easterly to North 4 to 6. SEA : Moderate to rough. East swell 2 to 3 m. VIS : Poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) WIND : Anticlockwise 2 to 4 but East 5 to 6 over Northern part. SEA : Moderate to rough but very rough over Northern at first. South swell 2 to 3 m. VIS : Good. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Frontal showers over South-Western area. WIND : N to NW 5 to 6 locally 7 with gusts over Southern area at first. South-East 3 to 4 over South-Western and North 3 to 4 elsewhere later. SEA : Moderate to rough locally very rough over Southern area. SW swell 3 to 4 m. VIS : Poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Few showers. WIND : Anticlockwise 3 to 4 over Northern but Westerly 6 to 7 over Southern area, decreasing 3 to 4 by South-Western at end. Gusts SEA : Rough to very rough, high over far South-Eastern at first. SW swell 3 to 5 m. VIS : Good..