Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-29 21:04:29 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 291700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 29th OF MARCH 2026 AT 17:00 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 292200 TO 302200 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. TRISTAN: W to NW 35 in the south-east. 2. CAPE EAST : N to NW 35 in the south-west by the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1016 hPa 30s08e. Low 996 hPa 48s13e, Low 994 hPa 47s41e. 1. Cold Front: 36s00w 42s12e 49s17e 53s17e into 48s13e 2. Cold Front: 35s40e 42s46e 46s48e 50s41e into 47s41e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west and central parts, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east from mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 25 to 35 in the south- east, becoming SW to S 20 to 30 in the south-west by mid- period, spreading to the east by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south, with S to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the south-east, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 in the west from mid-period reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the west and in the south-east until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west by the end of the period, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme east reaching 30 until mid- period, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but W to SW in the central parts, drifting to the east by mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east, spreading to the south-west by mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, with SW to W swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the west, becoming NE 15 to 25 in the extreme west from mid-period, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but S to SE 10 to 20 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and south-west. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but E to NE 05 to 15 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the east until mid-period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with W to SW swell but N to NW swell in the east. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/29 AT 1700UTC 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 AMS. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/29 AT 1200UTC - Low 1007 hPa near 36S/73E, moving south-eastward at 10/15 knots. Associated disturbances with stormy squalls. - High 1027 near 45S/64E, moving slowly eastwards. - Low 992 hPa near 45S/36E, associated with a cold front (CG) axis 45S/45E, 39S/42E, 32S/36E and a warm front (WG) axis 46S/34E, 47S/44E, 46S/53E, the whole system moving eastwards at 20/25 kt. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/29 at 1800UTC to 26/03/30 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Scattered showers, then frontal showers under CG at the end of the period. WIND: anticlockwise 3 to 5, increasing to northerly 5/6 ahead of the front. SEA : moderate to locally rough over southern. A slight SW swell abating then arrival of a new slight E swell. VIS : poor in precipitations. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Rain, showers and frontal showers, locally stormy, moving eastward. WIND: clockwise 6/7, increasing locally to 8 at the beginning of the period. Gusts. Settling up to southerly 4/5 over western area. SEA : moderate to rough, locally very rough close to the low. Wind sea. VIS : very poor in precipitations. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Rain, showers and frontal under CG. WIND: anticlockwise 3 to 5 at the beginning of the period over the eastern area, then soon increasing to NE then N 5/6, locally 7 ahead of the front. SEA : rough, locally moderate. SW swell, 3 to 4 metres, gradually abating. VIS : poor in precipitations. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Rain, showers and frontal showers, locally stormy, over north-eastern area at the beginning of the period, clearing towards the east. Scattered showers thereafter. WIND: anticlockwise 3/5, but SE 5 to 7 over north-eastern. SEA : rough, locally very rough close to the low. SW swell between 3 and 4 m, abating. VIS : poor to very poor in precipitations.