Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-07-10 19:06:56 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 101700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 10th OF JULY 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 102200 TO 112200 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 30 to 35 south-west, but in the west by mid-period. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST : W to SW 35 in the north and the west shifting to the north-east by mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1030 hPa 44s08e; Low 996 hPa 35s12w; Low 998 hPa 42s21w; 1. Cold Front: 20s18w 28s10w 34s09w 35s13w into 35s12w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 but variable 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise variable 05 to 10, but NW 05 to 15 in the south-east. VIS : Good but moderate in a band of showers and thundershowers across the north-west, central parts and the south-east, moderating towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m, with W to NW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 but variable 05 to 10 in the south-west. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the south-west, reaching 35 in the west by mid-period, otherwise W to NW 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the north-east. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east at first, but in the west and central parts from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, subsiding from mid-period, with W to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the north-east at first, but E to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west. VIS : Good in places in the north, but otherwise moderate in showers. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-east and south-west, with SW to S swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-east, reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme south-east at first, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15, but variable 05 to 10 over the central parts. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places, except the south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in the south-east, with SW to S swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 in the east otherwise, S to SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the north and the central parts. VIS : Good in places in the north, otherwise moderate in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places over the central parts, clearing towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east towards mid-period, with SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 in the north, otherwise NE to N to 05 to 15. VIS : Good in the south-east at first, otherwise moderate in showers and rain, but poor over the central parts from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south towards mid-period, with S to SW swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 25 to 35 in the north and the west shifting to the north- east by mid-period. VIS : Good in the north-west, otherwise moderate in showers and rain but poor in snow-showers in the south-east. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m, reaching 5.5m in the north-east, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) FQIO20 FMEE 101559 MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/07/10 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE OVER CRO. - STRONG GALE OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/07/10 AT 1200UTC - HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM AT 1038 HPA NEAR 35S/84E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM AT 975 HPA NEAR 52S/65E, WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT (CF) EXTENDING FROM 33S/54E, 36S/60E, 40S/65E, 48S/73E, AND A WARM FRONT (WF) AXIS 48S/75E, 48S/80E, 47S/86E, ALL MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD. - COLD FRONT (CG) APPROACHING FROM THE WEST OVER CRO AND WAM, FOLLOWED BY A NEW LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM AT THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/07/10 AT 1800UTC TO 26/07/11 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS, OCCASIONALLY STORMY, FOLLOWED BY RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN WITH A COLD FRONT, THEN A WARM FRONT THEREAFTER. WIND : NORTH-NORTH-WESTERLY 5/6; AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, VEERING NORTH-WESTERLY 5 TO 7; AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT, VEERING WESTERLY 4 TO 6, LOCALLY STRONGER IN THE WAKE. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS. VISIBILITY: POOR TO VERY POOR DURING RAINFALL. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH CF. WIND : HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM WINDS FORCE 3/4, OCCASIONALLY 5, IN THE NORTH-EAST; INCREASING NW 57 AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT CF, EASING NW FORCE 4 TO 6 BEHIND IT. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 35 M. VISIBILITY : POOR TO VERY POOR DURING RAINFALL. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, OCCASIONALLY ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDERSTORMS WITH CG, FOLLOWED BY A NEW LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM TOWARDS THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WIND : NORTH-WESTERLY 5/6, OCCASIONALLY 7, FRESHENING WESTERLY 7/8 OVER NORTHERN OVERNIGHT, THEN CLOCKWISE 4 TO 6 OVER THE SOUTH-WESTERN TOWARDS THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. STRONG GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 4 TO 6 M, ABATING. VISIBILITY : POOR TO VERY POOR DURING RAINFALL. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND FRONTAL SQUALLS WITH WF AND CF, THEN WITH CG. WIND : NORTH-WESTERLY 6 TO 8 AHEAD OF CF, VEERING WESTERLY 5 TO 7 BEHIND, FRESHENING 8/9 OVER FAR SOUTHERN. THEN NORTH-WESTERLY 7/8 AHEAD OF CG TOWARDS THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH LOCALLY CLOCKWISE WINDS 4 TO 6 OVER SOUTH-WESTERN. STRONG GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO ROUGH, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL OF 4 TO 6 M, SUBSIDING. VISIBILITY: POOR TO VERY POOR DURING P