FQZA31 FAPR 051330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 05th OF MARCH 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 052200 TO 062200 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: S to SW 35 to 40 in the central south from mid-period, spreading to the east in the evening. 2. CAPE EAST: W to SW 35 to 40 in the west from the evening. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1020 hPa 30s12w, High 1024 hPa 43s58e Low 988 hPa 55s35e, Low 1011 hPa 34s16e 1. Cold front: 47s32e 50s36e 54s37e into 55s35e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the western half, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east and south-east, with S to SE swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east and north-west at first, otherwise S to SW 05 to 15, but 20 to 30 in the southern half, reaching 35 to 40 in the central south from mid-period, spreading to the east in the evening. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west at first, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south from the morning, spreading to the east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m from mid-period, spreading to the east by the end of the period, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise variable 05 to 10. It will become W to SW 20 to 30 in the west from mid-period, reaching 35 to 40 from the evening. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the central, north-west and southern parts, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the west from tomorrow afternoon. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the central and southern parts, but 4.0 to 5.0m in the west towards the end of the period, with NW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east and south-east, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north, west and and south-western parts. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with NE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts until mid-period, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and eastern parts at times. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-west, drifting to the central parts by mid-period, as well as south-east by the end of period, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the east at first. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north, east and south- east, clearing in the south-east from the morning. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, except in the west and north-east, with W to NW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/05 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 ONGOING OVER EASTERN KER IN THE DAYTIME. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/05 AT 0000UTC - LOW 997 NEAR 47S/76E WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT AXIS 30S/50E, 35S/61E, 40S/74 TO SOUTH-EASTERN KER, LEAVING THE AREA BY EASTERN KER AT THE END. - HIGH 1027 NEAR 37S/95E WITH RIDGE TOWARDS THE WEST. - HIGH 1027 NEAR 43S/57E MOVING EASTWARD. - COLD FRONT CG OVER SOUTH-WESTERN CRO MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/05 AT 0600UTC TO 26/03/06 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN, FRONTAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. WIND : VARIABLE 2/4 IN THE NORTH-EAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BUT EASTERLY 4/5 BEHIND THE FRONT. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE EVERYWHERE AT THE END. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE NORTH AND RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE SOUTH. WIND : NORTHERN HALF: VARIABLE ANTICLOCKWISE 2/3. SOUTHERN HALF: SOUTHERLY 4/5 LOCALLY 6 OVER SOUTH-EASTERN. SEA : MODERATE IN THE NORTH, MODERATE TO ROUGH IN THE SOUTH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTH-EAST. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3/4M BEHIND THE FRONT. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE SOUTH-WEST. WIND : BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 SETTLING UP NW 5/6 WITH GUSTS BY WESTERN. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SQUALLS AND FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND : CLOCKWISE 6 TO 8, WITH GUSTS, THEN DECREASING WESTERLY 4/5 IN THE WEST LATER. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH TO HIGH NEAR THE LOW. CYCLONIC SWELL 2/4M THEN SOUTHERLY TO SOUTH-WEST SWELL 2/4M IN WEST BEHIND THE LOW. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.