FQZA31 FAPR 251630 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 25TH OF MARCH 2026 AT 16:30 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 252200 TO 262200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to N 35 in the west and central parts by mid-period, spreading to the east end of period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1020 hPa 33s19w, High 1027 hPa 40s44e. Low 1002 hPa 41s14e, Low 1002 hPa 40s20e 1. Cold front: 33s10e 35s14e 38s17e 42s16e into 41s14e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east at first. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but NW 10 to 15 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in places in the extreme south-east. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the south-east, becoming SW to W 05 to 15 in the extreme south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west, otherwise SW to W 10 to 20, reaching 30 in the south-east, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west and north-east, becoming NE 10 to 20 in the central-south from mid- period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the east and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east from mid-period, where it will reach 5.0m, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : SE to S 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW to W 10 to 20 reaching 30 in the south-east and south-west, while moving eastwards it will become SW 20 to 30 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west moving to the central parts by mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east at first, becoming 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west by mid-period, spreading to the central parts by end of period, with S to SW swell, but NW in the central parts. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, and SE to E 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise W to NW 20 to 30, but NE 20 to 30 central parts moving to the south-east by end of period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west at first, and in the central parts moving eastwards from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5m in the south-west, with SW swell, but NE swell in the central parts. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25, but NE 15 to 25 in the west, and SW to S 10 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and central parts, with S to SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but NE to N 05 to 10 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the north-west, but NE 05 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Good in the south-east, otherwise moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW to N 10 to 20 reaching 30 in the west becoming 25 to 35 in the west and central parts by mid-period, spreading to the east end of period while becoming SW 20 to 30 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in thundershowers and rain in the west spreading to the central parts by mid-period and the east by end of period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0m in the north-west to south-east, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/03/25 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING Gale over CRO and KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/03/25 AT 1200UTC Cold front (CF) axis 28S/43E, 30S/56E, 35S/65E, 40S/71E, 45S/83E, slowly moving eastward. Building high 1026 near 39S/45E, steadily moving eastward. Cold front (CG) in the vicinity of the far western CRO at end. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/03/25 at 1800UTC to 26/03/26 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Rain, showers and squalls (CF) over far northern. WIND: NW 3/4 ahead of CF, SE 5/6 with gusts behind CF, but anticlockwise 3/4 over southern at times 5. SEA: Moderate to rough. SW swell 2 to 3m. VIS: Poor or very poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Rain, showers and squalls (CF). Scattered showers elsewhere. WIND: N to NW 3/4 ahead of CF at times 5, but SE 4/5 behind soon increasing 5/6 with gusts. SEA: Moderate over north-eastern but rough over south-western by SW swell around 3m. VIS: Poor or very poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Showers over southern, becoming less frequent soon. WIND: SW 6/7 at times 8 with severe gusts, becoming soon anticlockwise 3/4 at times 5. N 6/7 with severe gusts over far western at end. SEA: Rough to very rough, locally high over southern at first. SW swell 4 to 5m abating. VIS: Mainly good, temporarily poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Rain, showers and squalls (CF) over far north-eastern. Showers over southern becoming less frequent later. WIND: Over northern half, NW 5/6 with gusts ahead of CF, backing SE 4/5 behind. Over southern half, Westerly 6/7 at times 8 with severe gusts. Becoming later anticlockwise 3/4 from west at times 5. SEA: Rough to very rough. Westerly swell around 3m, increasing soon 4 to 5m over western. VIS: Poor or very poor in precipitation.