FQZA31 FAPR 231700 CCA WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 23rd OF APRIL 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 232200 TO 242200 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 1032 hPa 38s32e Low 1006 hPa 47s05w, Low 996 hPa 50s11e 1. Cold Front: 32s19w 40s01w 50s00w into 47s05w 2. Cold Front: 29s13w 37s00w 44s10e into 50s11e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme north. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the north-east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the north and south-west reaching 25 in the south- west towards end of period, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5, in the south-west by the end of period with S swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the north-east and south-west. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with S to SE swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the north-east otherwise SW 15 to 25 spreading to the north-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in frontal band of showers and thundershowers in the north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0 in the south-west spreading to the west towards end of the period, with S to SWly swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west at first, drifting eastwards to the south-west towards mid-period while becoming SW in the extreme south-west in the second half of the period, otherwise E to SE 15 to 25 in the east becoming variable 05 to 10 in the second half of the period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south-west, otherwise good. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE 15 to 25 in the west but SE 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10 over the central at first drifting south-eastwards toward the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east during the first half of the period, but 3.5m in the north-west towards the end of the period, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE 15 to 25, but E to NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in frontal band of showers and thundershowers in the east. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 4.5m in the west, drifting to the east towards mid-period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE 10 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 15 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west and north. SEA-STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places over the north and central parts, otherwise good. SEA-STATE: 3.0m in the south towards the end of the period, with S to SWly swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.0m but 3.0m in the north-west spreading to the north towards the mid-period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/04/23 AT 1400UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE FORCE 8 OVER SOUTHERN KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/04/23 AT 1200UTC - COLD FRONT FROM NORTH-WESTERN WAM TO EASTERN KER, MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH1025 HPA NEAR 33S/76E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/04/23 AT 1800UTC TO 26/04/24 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND FRONTAL GRAINS. WIND: NW 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BAKING SOUTHERLY TO SE 4/5 BEHIND, REACHING LOCALLY 6/7 NEAR THE FRONT. SEA: MODERATE AHEAD THE FRONT, ROUGH BEHIND. SW SWELL 2/4M BEHIND THE FRONT. VISIBILITY: VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4. SOUTHERN HALF: NW 4/5, INCREASING 5 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BACKING LATER SOUTH-WESTERLY 4/5 BEHIND IN THE SOUTH-WEST. SEA: MODERATE, BUT ROUGH BEHIND THE FRONT. VISI: POOR IN RAIN. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: SOUTH-WESTERLY 5/6, LOCALLY 7 IN THE NORTH AND 6/7, LOCALLY 8 IN THE SOUTH. GUSTS.. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. WESTERLY SWELL 3/5M. VISI: VERY POOR WITH RAIN. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SHOWERS AND FRONTAL SQUALLS. WIND: NW 6/7 WITH GUSTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BACKING BEHIND WESTERLY 5/6 THEN 6/7 IN THE NORTH AND 7/8 WITH GUSTS IN THE SOUTH. SEA: ROUGH TO HIGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3/4M. VISI: VERY POOR WITH RAIN.