Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-24 14:24:16 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 241330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 24TH OF MARCH 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 242200 TO 252200 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 : Cyclonic 35 in the south-east until mid-period. 2. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in the west, drifting to the central parts by mid-period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in places in the south until mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1020 hPa 36s20w, High 1026 hPa 41s31e. Low 1012 hPa 44s02w, Low 1010 hPa 35s18e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east until mid-period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 15 over the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places in the west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, becoming NW 15 to 25 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east and south. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, spreading to the west from mid-period, otherwise W to SW 05 to 15, but Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the south-east reaching 35 until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south and central parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the south-east, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, but SE 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise E to NE 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the west, drifting to the central parts by mid-period, becoming W to SW 15 to 25 in the extreme west by mid-period while reaching 30. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in the south-west, with SW swell, but E to NE swell in the south-west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25, but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west, spreading to the west from mid-period while reaching 30. VIS : Good in places in the south-west, otherwise moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but variable 05 to 10 in the north by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and south-west. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-west, but NE 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in places in the south until mid-period, becoming NW 10 to 20 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/03/24 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - LOCALLY , GALE FORCE 8 RUNNING OVER CRO AND EXPECTED OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/24 AT 0000UTC .- HIGH 1029 NEAR 36S/85E MOVING EASTWARD SLOWLY. - HIGH 1028 NEAR 42S/27E WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING OVER WAM AND CRO SOON. - BETWEEN THE TWO CELLS , A COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD 20 KT. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/24 AT 0600UTC TO 26/03/25 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. SQUALLS. WIND : NW 4/5 IN NORTH, 6/7 IN SOUTH AHEAD THE FRONT BACKING S 4 TO 6 BEHIND. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN BY SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWESTERN AREA AT END. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 INCREASING NW 5 TO 7 OVER SOUTHERN AREA AHEAD THE FRONT AT FIRST. SEA : MODERATE BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH IN SOUTHWESTERN AREA. VIS : GOOD BECOMING POOR IN PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTH-WESTERN AREA. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. SQUALLS. WIND : NW 6/7 LOCALLY 8 OVER NORTHEASTERN AREA , BACKING SW THEN W 4 TO 6 AT TIME 7. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE, THEN ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LATER. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND : NW 6/7 AT TIME 8 AHEAD THE FRONT BACKING W 4 TO 6 BY WESTERN AREA SOON SEA : BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY NW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VIS : BECOMING POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.