Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-04-06 17:27:51 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 061500 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06TH OF APRIL 2026 AT 15:00 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 062200 TO 072200 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: NW 35 in the extreme north-east at first, but W to SW 35 to 40 in the central-east. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: SW 35 in the south-west by the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1025 hPa 33s06e Low 968 hPa 55s45e, Low 972 hPa 61s39e. 1. Cold Front: 40s44e 48s47e 56s48e 59s47e into 55s45e. 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. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north until mid-period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east until mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, with SW to S swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places in the north-west and the south- east, but SW 15 to 25 in the west reaching 30. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west and south-east, spreading to the east by mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5m in the extreme south- west, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 15 to 25 in the south. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-west, reaching 4.5m in the extreme south-east at first, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the north-east reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme north-east at first, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the central-east, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the central parts and the east, but 6.5m in the extreme east, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 in places in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east and in the south-west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the extreme south, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north-west, but variable 05 to 10 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, becoming SW 15 to 25 in the west reaching 30, spreading to the east by mid-period but 35 in the south-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east, spreading to the west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 5.0 to 6.0m, subsiding to 3.5 to 4.0m in the south-west towards the end of the period, reaching 6.5 to 7.5m in the west at first, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/06 AT 1500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Gale force 8 expected over WAM at the end. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/06 AT 1200UTC - Thundery extra-tropical low INDUSA 1010 near 36S/75E moving South-Southeastward. - Low 1009 hPa near 40S/66E with associated disturbance moving to KER. - Low 963 hPa near 55S/43E with associated cold front reaching Western CRO ans South-Westrn WAM at first and moving Eastward. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/06 at 1800UTC to 26/04/07 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Rain and frontal showers by South-Western. WIND: Clockwise 3 to 4 locally 5 over North-Eastern setting up NW 5 to 6 locally 7 by Western soon and at times 8 with gusts near the front. SEA: Moderate to rough becoming very rough by Western later. SW swell 2 to 4 m by Western. VISIBILITY: poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Showers and thundery squalls moving Eastward. WIND: Clockwise INDUSA 5 to 6 locally 7 at first setting up Westerly 3 to 4 locally 5 behind the low. SEA: moderate to rough. N swell 2 to 3 m abating.. VISIBILITY: poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Rain and frontal showers moving Eastward. WIND: NW 4 to 6 from East to West locally 7 near the front backing SW 5 to 6 locally 7 behind. Gusts. SEA: Moderate to rough becoming rough to very rough by Western. W swell 3 to 4 m by Western. VISIBILITY: poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Frontal rain, showers. WIND: becoming clockwise 5 or 6 at times 7 by Northern. Gusts. Setting up N 5 to 6 by Western at the end. SEA: Moderate to rough. VISIBILITY: poor in precipitation.