Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-11-14 11:00:55 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 140830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 14th 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 141000 TO 151000 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: : E to SE 35 in places in the north-east until mid-period. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: SW to S 35 to 40 in the east until mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1029 hPa 32s01e 1. Cold front : 38s21w 46s01w 54s14e 64s09e into 62s02e 2. Cold front : 36a49e 43s57e 50s59e into 50s56e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 10. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the north at times, but NE 10 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, but variable 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 : N to NW 15 to 25 in the north-west, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15, but SE to S 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north- west spreading to south-west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west until mid-period, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : E to SE 20 to 30 in the north-east reaching 35 in places until mid-period, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east subsiding in the south-east towards the end of the period, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west drifting to the east from mid-period, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east. It will become E to NE 15 to 25 in the north-west from mid-period reaching 30 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the north-west and in the south-east. It will become poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south but 6.5 to 7.5m in the south-east towards mid-period, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west towards end of the period, but SW to S 10 to 20 in south-east towards mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west and in places in the north-east from mid-period. Showers and rain are expected in the south-east until mid-period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise NE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers clearing in the south by the end of the period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the rain at times. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : SW to S 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 40 in the east until mid- period, it will become NW 15 to 25 in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain clearing in the west from mid-period, but poor in snow showers in the extreme south-east towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 7.0 to 8.0m subsiding 3.5 to 4.5m in the west but 5.0 to 6.0m in the east towards the end of period, with SW to S swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/11/14 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING GALE FORCE 8 CONTINUING AND EXPECTED OVER CRO.GALE FORCE 8 EXPECTED OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/11/14 AT 0000UTC - LOW 970 NEAR 52S/43E MOVING RATHER QUICKLY EASTWARD, WITH COLD FRONT CF ASSOCIATED, AXIS 34S/40E, 40S/46E, 44S/50E, 50S/52E. - HIGH 1021 NEAR 34S/65E, MOVING EASTWARD, EXPECTED 1025 NEAR 35S/84E AT END. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/11/14 AT 0600UTC TO 26/11/15 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. FRONTAL RAIN (CF) AND SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN, THEN OVER NORTHEASTERN AT END. WIND: NW 4/5 IN FRONT OF CF, BACKING W 5/7 SOON BY WESTERN AREA AT THE BACK OF CF, THEN BACKING SW 5 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AT END. GUSTS. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BECOMING VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHWESTERN AT FIRST. BECOMING HIGH OVER SOUTHWESTERN AREA TOMORROW WITH A SW SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS ARRIVING. CROSSED SEA OVER SOUTHERN IN FRONT OF CF. VIS: POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SQUALLS AND FRONTAL SHOWERS (CF) ARRIVING BY SOUTHWESTERN AREA SOON, ELSEWHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICYCLOCKWISE 2/4 AT FIRST, INCREASING NW 5 TO 7 BY SOUTHWESTERN AREA SOON, THEN BACKING W 5/6 BY WESTERN AREA AT END AT THE BACK OF CF. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SW SWELL 3 TO 4 MERTERS OVER SOUTHERN.CROSSED SEA OVER SOUTHERN IN FRONT OF CF SOON. VIS: POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN (CF), SQUALLS AND SHOWERS CROSSING THE AREA, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS EVERYWHERE AT END. WIND: NW 6/8 AT THE FRONT OF CF, BACKING W 6/8 AT THE BACK OF CF BY WESTERN AREA AT FIRST. W 6/7, LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN TOMORROW. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA: VERY ROUGH BECOMING HIGH SOON WITH A W SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS ARRIVING. CROSSED SEA IN FRONT OF CF. VIS: POOR WITH PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN FRONTAL RAIN (CF), SQUALLS AND SHOWERS CROSSING THE AREA SOON. WIND: W 5/6, VEERING NW 6/8 SOON BY WESTERN AREA AT THE FRONT OF CF, THEN BACKING W 5/7 AT THE BACK, LOCALLY 8 OVER SOUTHERN. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH OVER NORTHEASTERN, BUT VERY ROUGH ELSEWHERE BY W SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS. LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN AT FIRST AND OVER WESTERN AT END. CROSSED SEA OVER IN FRONT OF CF SOON. VIS: POOR WITH PRECIPITATION.