Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-08-02 11:16:08 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 020830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 02ND OF AUGUST 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 021000 TO 031000 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. ST HELENA: Cyclonic 35 in the south-east. 2. TRISTAN : Cyclonic 35 in the north-east until mid-period, but W to NW 35 in the south-west. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: N to NW 35 in the south towards mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1028 hPa 31s20w, High 1038 37s65e. Low 1012 hPa 32s04w, Low 1000 hPa 52s19w, Low 1016 hPa 29s42e. 1. Cold Front: 24s06w 30s02w 35s03w into 32s04w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 25 to 35 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in places, becoming Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and central parts, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-west, with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SE to S 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, becoming cyclonic 15 to 25 from mid- period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north-east, reaching 35 until mid-period, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west until mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east, spreading to the south-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and north-west reaching 5.0 to 6.0m, with W to NW swell but SW swell in the north-west. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : N to NW 05 to 15 in the extreme west, but SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west until mid-period, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-west, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in places, but Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the northern central parts. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with E to SE swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, but NE to N 15 to 25 in the east. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0m to 4.0m, with E to SE swell but S to SW swell in the central parts. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places, but W to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the southern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0m in the south, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south towards mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/08/02 AT 0400UTC 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 CRO - STRONG GALE FORCE 9 OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/08/02 AT 0000UTC - THUNDERY LOW 1011 NEAR 29S/40E, SLOW-MOVING. - COLD FRONT CF OVER SOUTH OF CRO AND SOUTH OF KER AXIS 49S/51E, 49S/54E, 49S/76E. - HIGH 1040 NEAR 42S/61E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/08/02 AT 0600UTC TO 26/08/03 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER WESTERN AREA. WIND: NE 5 TO 6, AT TIMES 7 OVER WESTERN AREA BUT ANTICLOCKWISE 3 OR 4 OVER EASTERN AREA. SEA : BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH. S TO SW SWELL 3 TO 4 METERS. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVER WESTERN AREA INCREASING SW 5 OR 6 IN FAR SOUTHEAST, AT TIMES 7 WITH GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN LONG S/SW SWELL 4 TO 5 METERS. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA. WIND: WESTERLY 7 OR 8 WITH SEVERE GUSTS DECREASING SOON 5 OR 6 OVER WESTERN AREA, BUT ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN AREA. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 4 OR 5 M OVER SOUTHERN AREA VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 7 OR 8, OCCASIONALLY 9 WITH SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BECOMING LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SW 5 TO 6 METERS LOCALLY 7 METERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.