Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-25 15:14:18 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 251330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 25TH 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 252200 TO 262200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to N 35 in the west and central parts by mid-period, spreading to the east end of period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1020 hPa 33s19w, High 1027 hPa 40s44e. Low 1002 hPa 41s14e, Low 1002 hPa 40s20e 1. Cold front: 33s10e 35s14e 38s17e 42s16e into 41s14e 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 at first. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but NW 10 to 15 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places in the extreme south-east. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the south-east, becoming SW to W 05 to 15 in the extreme south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west, otherwise SW to W 10 to 20, reaching 30 in the south-east, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west and north-east, becoming NE 10 to 20 in the central-south from mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the east and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east from mid-period, where it will reach 5.0m, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE to S 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW to W 10 to 20 reaching 30 in the south-east and south-west, while moving eastwards it will become SW 20 to 30 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west moving to the central parts by mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east at first, becoming 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west by mid-period, spreading to the central parts by end of period, with S to SW swell, but NW in the central parts. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, and SE to E 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise W to NW 20 to 30, but NE 20 to 30 central parts moving to the south-east by end of period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west at first, and in the central parts moving eastwards from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in the south-west, with SW swell, but NE swell in the central parts. 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 west, and SW to S 10 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and central parts, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but NE to N 05 to 10 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the north-west, but NE 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good in the south-east, otherwise moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW to N 10 to 20 reaching 30 in the west becoming 25 to 35 in the west and central parts by mid-period, spreading to the east end of period while becoming SW 20 to 30 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in thundershowers and rain in the west spreading to the central parts by mid-period and the east by end of period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0m in the north-west to south-east, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/25 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE RUNNING OVER CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/25 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT (CF) AXED NW/SE CROSSING WAM AND KER, SLOWLY MOVING NE. - HIGH 1026 EXPECTED 1026 AT 00UTC 03/26 OVER NW CRO. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/25 AT 0600UTC TO 26/03/26 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS (CF). WIND: NW 3 TO 4 IN THE FRONT OF CF, SE 4 TO 6 BEHIND CF, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER SW AT END. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH.SW SWELL 2 TO 3M. VIS: POOR TO VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER SOUTHWESTERN (CF). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ELSEWHERE. WIND: NW 4 TO 5, LOCALLY 6 OVER SOUTHERN AT FIRST, BECOMING SE 4 TO 5, LOCAALY 6 BEHIND CF LATER. SEA: MODERATE LOCALLY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 3M OVER SOUTHERN AT END. VIS: POOR TO VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN, BECOMING LESS FREQUENT LATER. WIND: W TO SW 4 TO 6 OVER NORTHERN, 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 AT END. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 4 TO 6M. VIS: GOOD, TEMPORARILY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS (CF) OVER NORTHEASTERN, SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE, BECOMING MORE FRESQUENT OVER SOUTHERN LATER. WIND: NW 5 TO 6 IN FRONT OF CF, SW 4 TO 5, LOCCALY 6 BEHIND AT FIRST, INCREASING 6 TO 7 WITH SEVERE GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN LATER. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. NW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS: POOR TO VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.