Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-11-03 19:54:06 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 031700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 03RD OF NOVEMBER 2026 AT 17:00 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 032200 TO 042200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the south-east at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 33s28w, High 1018 hPa 35s38e. Low 1000 hPa 36s02w 1. Cold Front : 27s01w 34s05e 39s09e 41s00w into 36s02w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-east at first, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south with W to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the south, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west from mid-period, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the east reaching 30 otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the east until mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE 05 to 15 in the north-east otherwise Cyclonic 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places. VIS : Good in the north-east otherwise moderate in showers and thundershowers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and west reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the north-west, with W to NW swell but SW swell in the south-east. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the south-east otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but NE 10 to 20 in the extreme north-west but NW to N 15 to 25 in the west and central parts. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central parts spreading to the south-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the east at first. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the west and south-east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east but variable 05 to 10 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east at times. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the north-east at first and in the extreme west towards end of the period, otherwise W to SW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-east at first but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east spreading to the north-west from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the east and south spreading to the north by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/11/03 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 EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/11/03 AT 1200UTC - A LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM OF 1011 HPA DEEPENING NEAR 37S/54E, EXPECTED 1000 HPA NEAR 42S/71E AT END ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT (CF) MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/11/03 AT 1800UTC TO 26/11/04 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AS THE LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS. WIND: CLOCKWISE 3/4 INCREASING AHEAD THE FRONT NW 4/5 AND SOUTHEASTERLY 5/6 BEHIND THE FRONT. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL OF 2 TO 3 M. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND FRONTALS RAINS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT FROM WESTERN AREA. WIND: VARIABLE 2/4BECOMING CLOCKWISE 4/5 FROM THE WEST THEN INCREASING WESTERLY 5/6 AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO TEMPORARILY ROUGH.SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL AROUND 2 M. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND FRONTALS RAINS (CF) OVER NORTHERN AND MORE FREQUENT SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW FRONT LATER. WIND: CLOCKWISE 3/4 INCREASING AT FIRST NW 5/6 FROM SOUTHWESTERN AREA THEN W 6/7 LOCALLY 8 LATER. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. ARRIVAL OF A WESTERLY SWELL 4 TO 5 M OVER WESTERN AT END. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH LATER. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 INCREASING NORTHERLY 5/6 OVER NORTHERN AND OVER SOUTHERN THEN INCREASING WESTERLY 6/7 OVER WESTERN AT END. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. WSW SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.