Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-11-08 12:56:38 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 080830 COR WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 08th OF NOVEMBER 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 081000 TO 091000 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: Cyclonic 35 in the north-west from mid-period, spreading to the north-east by the end of the period. 2. CAPE EAST: NE 35 in the extreme north-west from mid-period. 3. DURBAN EAST: S to SE 35 in the north-west. 4. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: S to SE 35 in the south-west. 5. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the south until mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1032 hPa 38s25e, Low 976 hPa 46s15w, Low 1006 hPa 14s52e. 1. Cold Front : 33s00w 43s02e 50s05e 56s00e into 46s15w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : N to NW 20 to 30 in the south-west otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with NW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east but Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the south-west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south becoming Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the north-west from mid-period reaching 35, spreading to the north-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-east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south until mid-period, with W to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 in the east reaching 25 to 30 otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 15 to 25 in the south-west spreading to the south-east by the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south- west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west and north-east, with S to SE swell but W to NW swell in the south-west. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : SE to S 15 to 25 in the east drifting to the north-east from mid-period, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but NE 20 to 30 in the north-west spreading to the west by mid-period reaching 35 in the extreme north-west from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south, with SW swell becoming NE swell in the north-west from mid-period. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places but 35 in the north-west. VIS : Good in the north-east until mid-period and in the south by the end of period otherwise moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west spreading to the east from mid-period reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the north-west and central parts, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the north-east at first otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in the south but 35 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west and north-east. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west from mid-period, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the north-west until mid-period, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and extreme west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-west at first, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south until mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in snow-showers and rain in the south. SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.5m subsiding to 3.0 to 4.0m from mid-period, with SW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/11/08 AT 0500UTC 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 SOUTHERN AREA OF CRO AND KER PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/11/08 AT 0000UTC - HIGH1031 HPA NEAR 35S/81E MOVING STEADILY EASTWARD.- LOW 940HPA NEAR 60S/58E WITH COLD FRONT CF ASSOCIATED AND AXIS 32S/40E, 37S/50E, 40S/54E, 42S/60E, 45S/65E, 48S/70E, MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/11/08 AT 0600UTC TO 26/11/09 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SHOWERS, AND FRONTAL CF. WIND: NW 4 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 AHEAD CF BACKING S 5 TO 6 BEHIND. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH BY SW SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS BY SOUTHWESTERN ZONE LATER. CROSSED SEA AHEAD OF CF. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN AREA, THEN FRONTAL RAIN (CF), SHOWERS AND SQUALLS BY SOUTHWESTERN ZONE LATER. WIND: N 3/5 BUT 5/6 OVER SOUTHERN, LOCALLY 7 AHEAD CF AT NIGHT. BACKING SW 5/6 BY SOUTHWESTERN ZONE AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SQUALLS, AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF OVER NORTHEASTERN ZONE THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: NW 5/7 AHEAD OF CF OVER NORTHEASTERN ZONE AT FIRST. BACKING W 5/7 BEHIND, FORCE 8 OVER SOUTHERN ZONE.GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH OVER NORTHERN ZONE, BUT VERY ROUGH TO HIGH OVER SOUTHERN ZONE. NW SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS ABATING AND CROSSED SEA AHEAD CF. W SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS ARRIVING BY WESTERN ZONE SOON. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SQUALLS, AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF. WIND: NW 5/7, LOCALLY 8 AHEAD OF CF, BACKING W 5/7 SOON, LOCALY 8 OVER SOUTHERN ZONE. GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. W SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS AND CROSSED SEA AHEAD OF CF. BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH OVER SOUTHERN ZONE WITH A W SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS ARRIVING AT END. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=