Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-05-04 06:08:03 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 031730 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 03rd OF MAY 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 032200 TO 042200 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. TRISTAN: N to NW 35 over the western and central parts reaching 40 in the south-west. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 33s10w High 1020 hPa 30s37e. Low 1000 hPa 43s07e. 1. Cold Front: 33s06e 35s12e 40s15e 45s12e into 43s07e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 15 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-west. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 over the central and south-eastern parts, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but N to NW 15 to 25 in the south- west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south, with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in light rain in the south-east for the first half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10, but N to NW 25 to 35 over the western and central parts reaching 40 in the south-west. VIS : Good in the east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east at first, with SW swell, but 4.0 to 5.0m in the west, with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SW 15 to 25, becoming S to SE 20 to 30 in the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers, becoming good in the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the west and south, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25. It will become SE 20 to 30 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with SW to W swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but N to NE 15 to 25 in the west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m over the central and eastern parts, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the extreme north. VIS : Good over the central parts, otherwise moderate in light showers. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 in the north, otherwise SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 from mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain but moderate to poor in snow showers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/05/03 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 CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/05/03 AT 1200UTC - DEEPENING LOW 992 HPA NEAR 45S/60E WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT (CF) OVER EASTERN WAM AND EASTERN CRO, AND WARM FRONT (WF) OVER SOUTHERN KER, MOVING SOUTH-EASTWARD. - DEEPENING LOW 993 HPA NEAR 52S/32E, STEADILY MOVING EASTWARD, WITH COLD FRONT (CG) AT END OVER WESTERN CRO. - HIGH SETTLING OVER NORTH-WESTERN WAM AT END, EXPECTED 1021 NEAR 33S/51E THE 04/05 AT 18UTC. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/05/03 AT 1800UTC TO 26/05/04 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL SHOWERS, AND LOCALLY THUNDERY SQUALLS OVER EASTERN AT FIRST. SHOWERS ELSEWHERE BECOMING GRADUALLY MORE RARE FROM WEST. WIND : NW 5/6 AHEAD OF CF AT TIMES 7, BACKING SW 5/6 BEHIND AT TIMES 7. BECOMING SOON AND GRADUALLY ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 OVER NORTH-WESTERN, BUT NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS OVER FAR SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 4 M. VISI : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS LOCALLY THUNDERY OVER WESTERN. SHOWERS AHEAD. WIND: INCREASING N 5/6 AHEAD OF CF AT TIMES 7, BACKING SW 5/6 BEHIND AT TIMES 7 WITH GUSTS, BUT VARIABLE 2/4 OVER EASTERN AT FIRST. SEA: ROUGH, TEMPORARILY VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. LONG SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M, ABATING FROM WEST. VISI: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS LOCALLY THUNDERY OVER EASTERN. FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER WESTERN AT END. WIND: CLOCKWISE 6/7, AT TIMES 8 OVER SOUTH-EASTERN WITH SEVERE GUSTS, BUT S 4/5 OVER WESTERN. SETTING-UP LATER N 4/5 OVER WESTERN THEN INCREASING 5/6 AT TIMES 7. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR EASTERN LATER. S SWELL OVER EASTERN INCREASING 3 TO 4M. VISI: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS LOCALLY THUNDERY. WIND : CLOCKWISE 6/7 AT TIMES 8 WITH SEVERE GUSTS, BUT VARIABLE 3/4 OVER FAR EASTERN AT FIRST. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR WESTERN AT END. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 4 M OVER EASTERN AND DECREASING VISI : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=