Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-22 09:22:27 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 220830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22nd OF APRIL 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 211000 TO 221000 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 EAST: N to NW 35 in the extreme south-east at first 2. DURBAN EAST: S to SW 35 in the extreme west and drifting to the central parts by mid-period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the north-west drifting to the north-east towards mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 37s08w Low 972 hPa 62s10e 1. Cold Front: 37s10w 44s03w 50s03e 57s09e into 62s10e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme north at times. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east at first, with S to SW swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW to N 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 over the central parts. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and eastern parts, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise S to SW 10 to 20,but variable 05 to 10 in the north-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in frontal band of showers and thundershowers in the north-west, central, and the south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with W to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25, but anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the south-east first. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south-west, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the eastern half at first, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 in the extreme east reaching 25 to 35 in the extreme south-east at first, otherwise SW to W 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in places in the north-west and the central south drifting to the east from mid-period, becoming anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Poor in frontal band of showers and thundershowers in from the north-west to south-east, but moderate in showers and rain in the western half. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the east at first, otherwise 5.0 to 6.0m drifting to the east towards the end of the period, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-east, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west, reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme west and drifting to the central parts by mis-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in frontal band of showers and thundershowers in the north-west to the central south drifting to the south-east by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in places in the south-west spreading to the central parts by the end of the period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise variable 05 to 10 but S to SE 10 to 20 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west and the north. SEA-STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west towards mid-period, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme north-west by mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places over the north and central, otherwise good. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 35 in the north-west drifting to the north-east towards mid-period, the south-west will become NW to N 20 to 30 from mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor rain and showers, becoming good from the west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the west drifting to the east from mid-period, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/22 AT 0400UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 OVER CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/22 AT 0000UTC - LOW 960 HPA NEAR 62S/45E WITH COLD FRONT CF ASSOCIATED AND AXIS 37S/35E, 44S/42E, 46S/43E, 50S/47E MOVING EASTWARD 15/20KT. - HIGH 1028HPA NEAR 35S/74E. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/22 AT 0600UTC TO 26/04/23 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS UNDER CF. WIND: INCREASING NW 5 TO 6 WITH GUSTS AHEAD CF AND BACKING SW 3 TO 4 BEHIND CF. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. W SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VIS : VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4. SEA : MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH OVER EASTERN AREA. S SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VIS : GOOD. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS UNDER CF. WIND: INCREASING NW 5 TO 6, LOCALLY 7 WITH SEVERE GUSTS AHEAD CF BACKING W 5 TO 6 BEHIND CF BUT LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. W SWELL 3 TO 4 METERS. VIS : VERY POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS BUT FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS UNDER CF AT END BY WESTERN AREA. WIND: NW 5 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 AHEAD CF. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VIS : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.=