Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-03-28 18:34:54 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 281700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 28th OF MARCH 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 282200 TO 292200 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 EAST : N to NW 35 in places in the south-east at first. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST : NE to N 35 in places in the east until mid- period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1018 hPa 32s07e, High 1029 hPa 44s54e 1. Cold Front: 35s33e 39s36e 44s34e 46s28e into 44s26e 2. Cold Front: 36s03w 38s01w 42s01e 45s01e into 43s01w AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, but NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW to N 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise SE to S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east at first, but SW 05 to 15 in the south-west reaching 20 to 30 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the east until towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m except in north, with S to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise NW to N 15 to 25, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the south-east at first and in the south-west moderating 05 to 15 towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the west spreading to the south-east from mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east at first, with SW to W swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the eastern half reaching 30 to 35 in places in the south-east, otherwise SW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the extreme south-west while moderating 05 to 15 by mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the eastern half. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-west drifting to the south-central parts towards mid-period, with SW to W swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15, but S to SE 05 to 15 in the south-west reaching 20 at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north-east but poor in showers and thundershowers in the west. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but S to SE 05 to 15 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the northern parts. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10, but E to SE 05 to 15 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-east. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NE to E 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the east, but NW 20 to 30 in the north-west spreading to the north-east towards the end of the period, while becoming SE 15 to 25 in the south- west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers clearing from the west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m with W to SW swell but N to NW swell in the north. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/28 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 AMS AT END. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/28 AT 1200UTC - DEEPENING LOW 1010 NEAR 35S/71E MOVING SOUTH-SOUTH-EASTWARD AND EXPECTED 1006 NEAR 38S/74E AT END. ASSOCIATED DISTURBANCE WITH SQUALLS. - COLD FRONT OVER KER, BETWEEN TWO HIGH CELLS 1029 HPA NEAR 47S/53E OVER WESTERN AREA AND 1031 HPA OVER EASTERN NEAR 47S/84E. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/28 AT 1800UTC TO 26/03/29 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 INCREASING N 5/6 OVER SOUTH-WEST AT END. SEA : MODERATE OR LOCALLY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) THUNDERY RAIN OR SHOWERS WITH SQUALLS. WIND: CLOCKWISE 4 TO 6 INCREASING LOCALLY 7/8 LATER. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH NEAR THE CENTER. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS OVER NORTHEASTERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 INCREASING NE THEN N 5/6 OVER WESTERN LATER. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. SW SWELL 4 M ABATING. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS. SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHEASTERN. WIND: NW 4 TO 6 AHEAD THE FRONT OVER SOUTHERN AREA BACKING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 BEHIND, AND INCREASING CLOCKWISE 5/6 AT TIME 7 OVER NORTHEASTERN. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, AT TIME VERY ROUGH IN NORTH. SW SWELL BETWEEN 2 TO 4 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.