Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-11-09 13:56:45 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 091330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09th OF NOVEMBER 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 092200 TO 102200 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 in the south-east from mid-period. 2. DURBAN EAST: E to SE 35 in the central parts until mid-period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south-east until mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1026 hPa 29s03e, High 1036 hPa 38s40e. Low 1006 hPa 35s12w. 1. Cold Front : 21s28w 28s20w 32s14w into 35s12w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east until mid-period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15, but N to NW 20 to 30 in the central south and extreme south-east, but S to SW 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south- west, spreading to the central south by mid-period, while clearing in the extreme south-west in the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west at first, with W to NW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the extreme east. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north-east at first, but variable 05 to 10 in the central south and extreme south-east, while S to SW 15 to 25 in the west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east, while clearing in the west from the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the extreme south-west and extreme north-east, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 in the north-east and extreme south-west towards mid-period, otherwise W to NW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the south-east from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, spreading to extreme south-east by mid-period, with W to NW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NE 20 to 30 in the central parts spreading to the east towards end of the period, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15, but E to SE 15 to 25 in the north-east. It will be SW 05 to 15 in the extreme west at first, otherwise W to NW 20 to 30 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the extreme north-west, with S to SW swell but NE swell in the west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west and north-east, reaching 30 in the extreme south-west at first and in the central north, otherwise E to SE 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the central parts until mid-period. VIS : Good in the extreme west, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the central parts until mid-period, with S to SE swell, but NE in the extreme south- west. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-west, but variable 05 to 10 in the extreme east. It will become E to NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-east towards end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south- west until mid-period, with S swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north-west, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15, but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south from mid-period, with S swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the south-east until mid- period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain, except in the extreme north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the extreme south, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/11/09 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE EXPECTED OVER CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/11/09 AT 0000UTC - LOW 952 NEAR 58S/72E, MOVING EASTSOUTHEASTWARD. - COLD FRONT CF 30S/45E, 31S/50E, 34S/60E, 37S/65E, 40S/70E, 45S/80E, 48S/90E. - HIGH 1037 NEAR 38S/36E, SLOW-MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/11/09 AT 0600UTC TO 26/11/10 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN OVER NORTHERN. WIND: SOUTHERLY 4/6 BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA: BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY SW SWELL 3 TO 5M. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN (CF). WIND: NW 4/6 AHEAD FRONT BACKING S 4/6 BEHIND. SEA: SLIGHT TO MODERATE OVER NORTHERN, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN BY SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M AT END. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: SW 6/7 DECREASING W 4/6 SOON THEN INCREASING W TO NW 7/8 OVER SOUTHERN AT END. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH BECOMING ROUGH OVER NORTHWESTERN AT END. SW SWELL 4 TO 6 M DECREASING AT END. VIS: GOOD OR MODERATE. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN (CF) OVER NORTHEASTERN AT FIRST, SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 6/7 DECREASING 4/6 AT END. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M INCREASING 4 TO 6 M AT END. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=