Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-30 22:14:21 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 301730 CCA WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 30th OF MARCH 2026 AT 17:30 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 302200 TO 312200 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: ==================== Nil. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1016 hPa 32s11e, High 1019 hPa 45s14e. 1. Cold Front: 38s05w 43s02w 48s01e 52s03e into 51s01e. 2. Cold Front: 40s53e 46s57e 51s57e into 50s48e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20, but NW 05 to 15 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-western and south-central parts, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places in the east towards the end of the period, but NW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south- west from mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 05 to 15 in the north-west spreading to the north-east from mid-period, otherwise SW to S 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east until mid-period and in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east until mid-period and in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the south, with SW to S swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places in the south, but SW to W 20 to 30 in the south-west towards mid-period spreading to the north-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the western half spreading to the south-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west reaching 4.5m in the south-west from mid-period, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NE to N 10 to 20 in the west from mid-period reaching 25 to 30 in the north-west. It will become SE 10 to 20 in the central and south-eastern parts towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the eastern half subsiding from mid-period, with SW to W swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to E 05 to 15 in the eastern half reaching 20 to 25 in south-west, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the eastern half and south-western parts. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but S to SE 10 to 20 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : SW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east from mid- period, becoming anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the eastern half, subsiding towards the end of the period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/30 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Nil. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/30 AT 1200UTC - Thundery low 1005 over AMS near 37S/77E, expected 1008 hPa near 36S/85E the 31 at 12 UTC. - Low 997 near 50S/49E, expected 983 hPa near 57S/64E at end. Associated cold front crossing CRO then Western KER at end. - Between these lows, high 1027 near 46S/66E with ridge northwards. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/30 at 1800UTCto 26/03/31 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Showers over Southern. WIND: Northeasterly 3 to 5, locally 6 over far Southern becoming Variable 2 to 3 over Western at end. SEA : Moderate, locally rough over far Southern. VIS : Poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Rain or showers, at times thundery over Eastern. WIND: Clockwise 5 to 7 over Eastern, setting-up Anticlockwise 3 to 5 behind, reaching all the area at end. Gusts. SEA : Rough, locally very rough in east, then becoming moderate over Western at end. VIS : Poor to very poor in precipitations. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Frontal rain or showers. WIND: Northerly 5 or 6, at times 7, decreasing Westerly 4 or 5, at times 6, later. South-West 6 to 7 over Southern at end. Gusts. SEA : Rough, locally very rough over far Southern at end. Westerly swell 2 to 3 m. VIS : Poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Rain or showers in far northeast, at times thundery. WIND: Anticlockwise 3 to 5, but South-East 6 or 7 in far southeast with gusts. Northerly 6 to 7 by Western later ahead the front, backing Westerly 5 to 6 behind at end. SEA : Rough, locally very rough in far northeast. Southerly swell 2 to 3 m. VIS : Poor in precipitation.