Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-10-13 14:07:16 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 131330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 13th OF OCTOBER 2026 AT 13:30 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 132200 TO 142200 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: N to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west, spreading to the south- east by mid-period, moderating in the south-west during the first half of the period. 2. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 in the extreme south-west towards mid-period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the extreme south-east at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 28s07e, High 1030 hPa 30s62e. Low 994 hPa 37s05w, Low 1014 hPa 29s33e, Low 974 hPa 53s50e. 1. Cold front: 30s20w, 32s08w into 37s05w. 2. Cold Front: 39s41e 42s49e 45s65e 50s65e 52s56e into 53s50e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 but SW 10 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise E to SE 10 to 15 but W to NW 15 to 25 in the south, but S to SE 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-east, with W to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 in the north and east, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10 but NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west towards mid-period, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the extreme north-east, otherwise SW to W 20 to 30. It will become variable 05 to 10 in the north-west from mid- period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the extreme north, otherwise good. It will become moderate in showers and rain in the south-west in the first half of the period, spreading to the south-east during the second half. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m over the south-east until mid-period, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 20 to 30, reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west, spreading to the south-east by mid-period. It will become W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west during the first half of the period, but NW 20 to 30 in the south-west towards end of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, but good in the north- east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and west reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-west, spreading to the south-east towards mid-period, while reaching 6.0m in the central south in the first half of the period, with W to NW swell, becoming SW swell in the south-west from mid-period. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central until mid-period, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme south-west towards mid-period. It will be NE 15 to 25 in the north-west where it will become 15 to 25 towards end of the period. VIS : Good in the central and north-west, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, while reaching 5.0 to 6.5m in the extreme south-west towards mid-period, with mainly W to NW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : N to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the central north but S to SW 10 to 20 in the extreme north-west at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme west at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the central north, with NE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : E to NE 05 to 15, but S to SE 10 to 20 in the east where it will become SW 05 to 15 from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme north until mid- period. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 but NE 15 to 25 in the south-west. VIS : Moderate in light showers. SEA STATE: 3.0m, except in the south, with E to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 in the extreme south-east at first, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme north. It will be N to NW 15 to 25 in the west, spreading to the north-west and south-east by mid-period, reaching 30 in the extreme south-west towards end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west, spreading to the extreme south-east towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the extreme north, but 4.5 to 5.5m in the south-east, reaching 6.0 to 7.0m in the extreme south-east at first, while subsiding to 3.0 to 4.0m from the west towards mid-period, with W to SW swell, becoming NW swell from the west from mid-period. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/10/13 AT 0400UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - STRONG GALE FORCE 9 OVER CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/10/13 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 32S/61E, SLOWLY MOVING NORTH-EASTWARD. - LOW 971 HPA NEAR 53S/33E WITH COLD FRONT CF ASSOCIATED AND AXIS 39S/32E, 42S/39E, 44S/43E, 45S/47E MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/10/13 AT 0600UTC TO 26/10/14 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4, BUT WESTERLY 5 OR 6 OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS. VIS : GOOD. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 FROM NORTH-WESTERN AREA BUT W 5 OR 6 WITH GUSTS OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS. VIS : GOOD. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS UNDER CF. WIND: W TO NW 7 OR 8 LOCALLY 9. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SW SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, AT TIMES SNOWY UNDER CF. WIND: WESTERLY 6 OR 8, AT TIMES 9. SEVERE GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH. SW SWELL 4 TO 6 METERS. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=