Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-16 20:01:01 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 161600 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 16TH OF APRIL 2026 AT 18:00 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 162200 TO 172200 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: Cyclonic 35 in the south-east during the first half of the period. 2. CAPE EAST: W to NW 35 in the extreme west from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1032 hPa 47s15w, High 1028 hPa 38s70e Low 1001 hPa 39s11e 1. Cold front: 31s01e 35s11e 39s14e into 39s11e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and north-east. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north at times. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SW swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the south-east, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central and western parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west and south-east, with NE swell, but S to SW in the south-east. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SW 15 to 25 in the south, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east at times. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south, clearing from the afternoon. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern parts, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the extreme east at first, but N to NE 20 to 30 in the west, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme west and east, with SW swell, but NE in the west. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the south-east, reaching 35 during the first half of the period, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the southern half. VIS : Good in the north-east at first, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain, clearing in the west from the morning. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south and west and central parts, spreading to the east by the end of the period, while subsiding in the west and south from mid-period, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, but W to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme west, reaching 30 to 35 from mid-period, otherwise N to NE 20 to 30. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the west, and south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and west, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise N to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the West during the first half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with SW swell, becoming NW from mid-period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, but E to NE 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the north-east. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north and eastern parts, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25. It will become N to NE 20 to 30 in the west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north-east until mid-period. It will become moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west in the evening. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north and north-east, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/16 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE EXPECTED OVER KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/16 AT 1200UTC - LOW 962 NEAR 59S/63E, RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARDS AND DEEPENING. STRONG WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER SOUTH OF KER. - ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST OF CRO, GOING OVER KER THEN SLOW-MOVING ALONG 45S WHILE DECREASING. - SQUALLY LINE OVER EAST OF WAM. - HIGH 1028 OVER AMS, LITTLE CHANGE. - HIGH 1024 LATER OVER WEST OF CRO. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/16 AT 1800UTC TO 26/04/17 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSQUALLS WITH SEVERE GUSTS. WIND: EASTERLY 3 TO 5, AT TIMES 6 IN NORTHEAST, BECOMING SOON VARIABLE 2 TO 4 IN NORTHWEST. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSQUALLS WITH SEVERE GUSTS LATER IN FAR WEST. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5, BUT NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6, IN NORTHWEST. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SSW SWELL. VISI: BECOMING POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND: NORTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6 WITH GUSTS, DECREASING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 OR 4 FROM WEST LATER. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH AT FIRST IN FAR SOUTH. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 5 OR 6, BUT 6 OR 7 IN SOUTH, INCREASING SOON AT TIMES 8 IN FAR SOUTHEAST. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH IN NORTH, BUT ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH, BECOMING HIGH IN FAR SOUTHEAST LATER. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=