Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-11 12:10:45 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 110830 CCA CORRECTION IS THE COLD FRONT POSITION. WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 11th OF OCTOBER 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 111000 TO 121000 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: N to NW 35 in the south-east towards mid- period. 2. CAPE EAST: W to NW 35 in the extreme south-west towards end of the period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east by mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1030 hPa 39s44e. Low 992 hPa 46s02e. 1. Cold Front: 29s05w 34s00w 39s02e into 46s02e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SW 05 to 15, becoming SE 10 to 15 in the south-west during the second half of the period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east towards end of the period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south in the second half of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in rain and showers in the south-east until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SW 15 to 25, but W to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, spreading to the central parts by mid-period. It will become SE 05 to 15 in the west towards end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west until mid-period. It will become moderate in showers in the south east in the second half of the period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to SW 20 to 30, becoming N to NW 15 to 25 in the north-west towards end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the east and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the north-west, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the central south until mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S 05 to 15 in the extreme north-east at first, otherwise N to NW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the south-east towards mid-period. It will be SW to W 20 to 30 in the west, spreading eastwards during the second half of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain in the west spreading to the central and south-eastern parts by mid-period. It will become moderate in showers in the extreme north-east towards end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and western parts from mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the east until mid-period, otherwise N to NE 20 to 30. It will become W to NW 20 to 30 in the west in the second half of the period, while reaching 35 in the extreme south-west towards end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the central parts. It will become moderate in showers and rain in the extreme west towards end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and southern parts, with N to NE swell, but W to NW swell in the extreme south-western. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the central north, while NE 20 to 30 in the west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west and in the central north from mid-period, with NE swell, but E to SE in the central north. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the northern parts in the second half of the period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, but NE 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good becoming moderate in light rain towards mid-period. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : N to NW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east by mid-period when it will become W 15 to 25 in the south-west, spreading eastwards during the second half of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west, spreading to the east by mid-period, while clearing in the south from the west in the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south, but 6.0 to 6.5m in the extreme south-east at first, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/10/11 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - NIL. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/11 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT AXIS 37S/55E, 44S/70E, 50S/79E, 55S/81E MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH1029 HPA NEAR 39S/94E WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - HIGH1028 HPA NEAR 39S/42E, EXPECTED 1034 HPA NEAR 35S/58E AT END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/11 AT 0600UTC TO 26/10/12 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND FRONTAL RAIN. WIND: NORTHWESTERLY 4 TO 5 AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BACKING SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY 5/6 BEHIND OVER EASTERN AND NORTHERN. SEA: MODERATE, BUT ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. ARRIVAL OF SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS FROM SOUTH. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND FRONTAL RAIN. WIND: NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 6 AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING SOUTHERLY 5/6, TEMPORARILY 7 WITH GUSTS BEHIND AT END. SEA: MODERATE, BECOMING ROUGH BY THE SOUTH. SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS OVER FAR SOUTHERN. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN SOUTHWESTERN AT END. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: SOUTHWESTERLY 4/6, VEERING WESTERLY 2/4 THEN NORTHWESTERLY 5/6 AT END.SOUTHERN HALF: WESTERLY THEN SOUTHWEST 5/6, REACHING 7 IN SOUTHERN. THEN NORTHWESTERLY 6/7 FROM SOUTHWEST AT END. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, TEMPORARILY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. ARRIVAL OF SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 TO 6 METERS FROM SOUTHWEST. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, THEN SHOWERS. WIND: NORTHWESTERLY 6/7 WITH GUSTS AHEAD THE FRONT, BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 5/6 BEHIND. SEA: ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN, LOCALLY HIGH OVER EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN. WESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS, THEN ARRIVAL OF SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 TO 6 METERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=