Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-28 16:17:30 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 281630 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 28TH OF JULY 2026 AT 16:30 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 282200 TO 292200 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. DURBAN EAST: E to SE 35 in the west until mid-period. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to NW 35 in the south. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1036 hPa 40s24e Low 1013 hPa 37s17w, Low 962 hPa 56s01e 1. Cold Front: 21s25w 25s19w 30s16w into 37s17w 2. Cold Front: 36s17w 40s11w 45s04w into 56s01e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but variable 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise variable 05 to 10 but N to NW 05 to 15 in the south-east. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east at first, with SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme east at times, otherwise SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m until mid-period, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the south at first, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east at first but in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the east but in the south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the south-east, otherwise SE to E 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the east but N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east and north-east until towards the end of the period, with S to SE swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east at first, otherwise SE to E 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the central and south-eastern parts but NE 20 to 30 in the west. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain but good in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the north, with SW swell but with S to SE swell in the north-west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 35 in the west until mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the west, where it will subside to 3.0 to 3.5m towards by mid-period, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SW 05 to 15 but SE 05 to 15 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places over the southern parts. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the north. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m 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) 26/07/28 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE OVER CRO. - VIOLENT STORM OVER EASTERN KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/07/28 AT 1200UTC - HIGH 1030 HPA OVER AMS AND ALMOST STATIONARY WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING OVER WESTERN. - LOW 996 HPA NEAR 49S/73E AND LEAVING THE AREA AT FIRST. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/07/28 AT 1800UTC TO 26/07/29 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS. WIND: VARIABLE 2 A 4 INCREASING GRADUALLY E OR SE 4 TO 5 AT TIMES 6 LATER. SEA: ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4, SETTING UP W 5 TO 6 OVER FAR SOUTHERN AT FIRST. SEA: ROUGH TO LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4M FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VISI: GOOD. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS. WIND: W 6 TO 7 AT TIMES 8 OVER SOUTHERN AND ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 IN NORTH. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH AND LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 4M LOCALLY 5 M IN SOUTH. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND: CLOCKWISE 8/9 LOCALLY 10/11OVER SOUTHEASTERN AREA AT FIRST SETTING UP SOON ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 IN NORTH AND W 6 TO 7 AT TIMES 8 ELSEWHERE. VIOLENT GUSTS. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL 4 TO 5 M. VISI: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION