Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-09 22:26:28 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 091600 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09TH OF APRIL 2026 AT 16:00 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 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 in the south-west. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the south-west and south-east. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1021 hPa 34s13w, High 1024 hPa 33s41e Low 1009 hPa 36s01e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east. VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, but N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west at first, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east from mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but N to NW 15 to 25 in the west reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west. VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the southern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east with SW swell until mid-period but 3.5 to 4.5m in the south-west with NW swell from mid- period. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 over the eastern half, otherwise cyclonic 20 to 30. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the western half and in the extreme north-east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the west, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the west becoming cyclonic 20 to 30 from mid-period, but N 10 to 20 over the central parts while W to NW 10 to 20 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the central parts and central southern parts spreading to the south-east by the end of the period as well as in the south-west towards the end of the period. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, but NE to N 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east with SW swell until mid-period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the southern and central parts at first, with S swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme north-west at first. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places, but poor in the north-west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme east, with S swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 30 in the south-west and south-east while moderating in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/09 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Strong gale running over CRO and excepted over KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/09 AT 1200UTC - Cold front over over far eastern AMS rapidly drifting away to east. - Deepening low, 980 near 51S/51E, with associated cold front over CRO, moving towards KER. - High 1025 near 31S/40E, slowly moving eastward. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/09 at 1800UTC to 26/04/10 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Few showers. WIND: anticlockwise 3/4 over northern at times 5, but E 5/6 over southern, locally 7 over far southern at first. Gusts. SEA : rough to very rough by SW swell 3 to 5 m. Becoming soon moderate over far north-western. VIS : mainly good. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Frontal rain and showers at first over far eastern. Showers elsewhere, locally thundery at first over eastern. WIND: Westerly 4/5 at times 6, decreasing soon 3/4 over northern but increasing soon 5/6 over southern at times 7. Gusts. SEA : rough to very rough, by SW swell 3 to 5m from north to south. VISI: poor or very poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Frontal rain and showers drifting away by east, then showers over southern behind the front. WIND: Westerly 7/8 at times 9, decreasing gradually SW 6/7, then SW 4/5 later over far north-western. Severe gusts then gusts. SEA : very rough to high, becoming rough later over far north-western. Westerly swell 3 to 4m soon from west. VIS : poor or very poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Showers, then frontal rain and showers. WIND: Westerly 5/6 increasing soon 7/8 at times 9. Gusts then severe gusts. SEA : rough to very rough by W swell 3 to 4m, becoming gradually very rough to high from west with W swell increasing 4 to 6m. VIS : poor or very poor in precipitation.