Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-25 23:30:51 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 251630 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 25TH OF APRIL 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 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. CAPE WEST: S to SW 35 in the west and south-west, drifting over the eastern parts towards the end of the period. 2. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in the south at first, but W to NW 35 in the south- west. It will become SW 35 to 40 in the west towards the end of the period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW 35 in the south and south-west during the first half of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1035 hPa 41s12w, High 1032 40s51e Low 1000 hPa 43s20e 1. Cold Front: 28s01e 35s11e into 43s20e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme northern parts. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north- east at times. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts at first, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 over the southern parts. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the southern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the southern parts, spreading to the central parts towards mid-period, with S to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : W to NW 05 to 15 in the south-east until mid-period, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the south-west, spreading over the central parts towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west, drifting to the west and south-east towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, spreading to the south-east by the end of the period, with S swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north, but N to NE 15 to 25 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north and north- west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m over the northern parts but in the eastern parts until mid-period, with S to SE swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to NW 10 to 20 in the east, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east at first, otherwise S to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 35 in the west and south-west, drifting over the eastern parts towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain over the central and western half, drifting over the eastern parts towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, spreading over the central and south-eastern parts towards mid-period, while reaching 4.5 to 5.0m from the southern and central parts, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south at first, but W to NW 15 to 25 in the west, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the west towards mid-period, where it will reach 30 to 40 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern parts, but in the west towards mid-period, spreading over the central parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the southern and eastern halves with E to NE swell, but with S to SW swell in the south-west, where it will reach 4.0 to 4.5m towards the end of the period. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but S to SE 05 to 15 in the north, spreading to the south towards the end of the period, while becoming SW 20 to 30 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places, but good in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and eastern parts, with E to NE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, but N to NE 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the northern parts. SEA-STATE: 3.0m in the southern parts at first, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but E to NE 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA-STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with SE to E swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south and south-west during the first half of the period. It will become SE to E 20 to 30 in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-west, spreading to the central and south-eastern parts towards mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m over the southern and western halves, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/25 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE CONTINUING OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/25 AT 1200UTC - FRESH OR STRONG WESTERLY FLOW OVER FAR SOUTH OF CRO AND KER. - WAVING FRONT IN FAR NORTH OF WAM AND AMS. - HIGH 1032 NEAR 41S/49E, SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/25 AT 1800UTC TO 26/04/26 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS IN NORTH. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 OR 4, BUT EAST 5 OR 6 IN NORTH WITH GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS IN NORTH. WIND : BACKING SOUTHEASTERLY 3 TO 5 AND GRADUALLY BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE FROM WEST. SEA : ROUGH IN SW SWELL. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AT END IN FAR SOUTH. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 IN NORTH, BUT WEST 5 OR 6 IN SOUTH, AT TIMES 7 WITH GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AT END IN FAR SOUTH. WIND : WESTERLY 5 OR 6, BUT 6 OR 7 IN SOUTH, AT TIMES 8 WITH SEVERE GUSTS, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 IN FAR NORTH LATER. SEA : VERY ROUGH OR HIGH, DECREASING ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LATER. SW SWELL 4 OR 5 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.