Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-04 10:57:51 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 040830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 04th OF JULY 2026 AT 08:30 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 041000 TO 051000 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: NW 35 in the south for the first half of the period. 2. CAPE EAST: W to SW 35 in the extreme east at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 47s35e. Low 983 hPa 41s01e Low 986 hPa 39s52e. Cold front 1: 30s18w 32s10w 35s00e 40s05e 43s04e into 41s01e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15 in the extreme north, otherwise variable 05 but NW 10 to 15 in the south reaching 20 in the south-east for the first half of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SW to S swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 in the north and east, otherwise variable 05 but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west from mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the north-east at first, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east. It will become variable 05 in the north from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the east for the first half of the period. It will become moderate in showers and rain in the south from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the extreme south, with SW to W swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south for the first half of the period. It will become W to SW 20 to 30 in the south-west towards mid-period spreading eastwards to the south-east by the end of the period. VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in frontal showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south from mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme east at first. It will become NW 20 to 30 in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good in the east for the first half of the period, otherwise moderate in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m but 5.0 to 5.5m in the east for the first half of the period reaching 6.5 to 7.5m in the extreme east at first, with S to SE swell. It will become 4.0 to 5.0m with W to NW swell in the south-west from mid-period. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SW 10 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east but anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m over the central and southern parts, with S to SW swell. It will subside from the west from mid- period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Mainly good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south from mid-period, with SW swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the east reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east at first, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10. It will become NE 10 to 20 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in snow-showers in the extreme south. It will become moderate in showers and rain in the north-west by mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north for the first half of the period reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the extreme north-east at first, with E to SE swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/07/04 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - SEVERE GALE TO STORM OVER SOUTHERN WAM. - SEVERE GALE OVER NORTHERN CRO. - SEVERE GALE TO STORM EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN AMS AND NORTHERN KER AT END. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/07/04 AT 0000UTC - LOW 986 HPA NEAT 39S/49E, MOVING EASTWARD, EXPECTED 982 HPA NEAR 40S/56E AT 12UTC AND 977 HPA NEAR 41S/70E AT 06UTC. - WARM FRONT AXIS 40S/51E, 41S/57E, 40S/62E. - COLD FRONT AXIS 32S/48E, 38S/51E, MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH 1025HPA NEAR 31S/71E, MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/07/04 AT 0600UTC TO 26/07/05 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN, SQUALLS AND SHOWERS, BECOME LESS FREQUENT LATER. WIND: CLOCKWISE 7 OR 8, LOCALLY 9 OR 10 OVER EAST OF THE LOW, DECREASING FROM WEST SW 4 TO 6 OVER WESTERN AND 6 OR 7 OVER EASTERN AT END. VIOLENT GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH , BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. W SWELL 4 OR 5 METERS, THEN S SWELL 3 METERS AND A HALF TO 4 METERS AND A HALF BEHIND THE LOW. VIS : VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN, SQUALLS AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN, BECOME LESS FREQUENT LATER. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER NORTHEASTERN, NW OR W 5 OR 6 ELSEWHERE, INCREASING NW 6 OR 7, LOCALLY 8 SOON, THEN BECOMING SW 9 OR 10 OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN AT END. VIOLENT GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING HIGH OVER SOUTHWESTERN LATER. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS. VIS: VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN, SQUALLS AND SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN, BECOME LESS FREQUENT AT END. WIND: VARIABLE 2 OR 3 OVER SOUTHEASTERN, CLOCKWISE 7 OR 8 OVER NORTHERN, LOCALLY 8 OR 9 OVER EAST OF THE LOW, BECOMING S 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHERN, 7 OR 8 OVER NORTHERN LATER, DECREASING 4 TO 7 FROM WEST TO EAST AT END. VIOLENT GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING LOCALLY HIGH OVER NORTHERN SOON. SW SWELL 3 OR 4 METERS ABATING. VIS: VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRAONTAL RAIN, SQUALLS AND SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN SOON. WIND: SW 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTHEASTERN, LOCALLY 8 OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN BUT NW 5 OR 6 OVER NORTHWESTERN, BECOMING SOON CLOCKWISE 6 OR 7, LOCALLY 8 OVER NORTHERN BUT VARIABLE 2 OR 3 OVER SOUTHERN, THEN BECOMING S 6 OR 7 OVER SOUTHERN, 8 OR 9 OVER NORTHWESTERN, LOCALLY 9 OR 10 OVER EAST OF THE LOW. VIOLENT GUSTS. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL 4 OR 5 METERS ABATING. VIS: VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.