Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-09 21:03:32 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 091635 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09TH OF MARCH 2026 AT 16:35 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 092200 TO 102200 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: N to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west at first, but SW to W 35 to 40 in the south-west until the evening. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: SW 35 to 40 in the in the south-west until mid-period while spreading to the south-east. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1030 hPa 35s34e Low 971 hPa 60s22e, Low 979 hPa 44s29w 1. Cold front: 37s21w 41s18w 47s15w into 50s18w AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 10, but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west from mid-period. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in places in the south at first. It will become variable 05 to 10 in the north from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the southern parts at first, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west at first. It will become SW to W 15 to 25 in the west from mid-period while reaching 30 to 40 in the south-west until the evening. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the west, spreading to the south-central parts by mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-east, reaching 5.0 to 6.5m in the south-west, with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW to N 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise SE to E 15 to 25, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-central and south-eastern parts at first. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the north-east at first, with SE to E swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 in the north-west while reaching 30 in places towards the end of the period, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15 , but S to SE 15 to 25 in the north-east. It will be SW to W 15 to 25 in the south-central and south-eastern parts. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme north-east and in the south-east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 in the east and south-west, otherwise SE 20 to 30. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers, but good in the south-western part. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 in the north and south-east until mid-period, otherwise SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the south-west until mid- period while spreading to the south-east. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places at times, with possible snow- showers in the southern parts until the evening, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m, reaching 6.0 to 7.0m in the southern parts, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/09 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 RUNNING OVER SOUTHERN CRO AND EXPECTED OVER CRO LATER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/09 AT 1200UTC - COLD FRONT (CF) AXIS 38S/64E, 43S/71E, 49S/81E MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - SECONDARY COLD FRONT EXPECTED OVER CRO AND KER AT END. - HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER WAM AND AMS. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/09 AT 1800UTC TO 26/03/10 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND : VARIABLE 2 TO 4 INCREASING W 5/6 OVER SOUTHERN AREA . GUSTS. SEA : BECOMING ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN BY LONG SW SWELL 2 TO 4M. VISI : MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN AREA, SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4, INCREASING LOCALLY E 5 OVER NORTHEASTERN AREA AND NORTHWESTERLY 5 OVER SOUTHERN. SEA : MODERATE, BUT BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY SOUTHWESTERN AREA SOON. ARRIVAL OF A LONG SW SWELL 2 TO 4M. VISI : MODERATE IN SHOWERS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING FREQUENT OVER EASTERN AREA AT END. WIND : W 6/7 LOCALLY 8. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL INCREASING 4 TO 6 M WITH HIGH WIND SEA. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS OVER EASTERN AND EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWESTERN AREA AT END. WIND : INCREASING NW 5/6, LOCALLY 7/8 BY SOUTHWESTERN AREA AREA. GUSTS. SEA : BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN. LONG SW SWELL BETWEEN 4 TO 6 M. VISI : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=