FQZA31 FAPR 041735 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 04th OF JUNE 2026 AT 17:35 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 042200 TO 052200 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: NE 35kt in the north-west. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1041 hPa 46s41e Low 1008 hPa 37s29e 1. Cold Front: 29s19w 33s15w 39s07w into 45s05w AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 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. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north but N to NW 05 to 15 in the south-east, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west spreading to the south during the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south- west, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5m in the south-west from the second half of the period with S to SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the east, but NW 10 to 15 in the south- West, otherwise variable 05 to 10kt. VIS : Good becoming moderate in rain by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east at first, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W) : WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the east at first, otherwise S to SW 15 to 25 spreading to the east during the first half of the period. VIS : Good in the west, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east at first. It will become moderate to poor in the south-west towards the mid-period spreading to the south by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m reaching 5.5 the south from the second half of the period, with W to SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 20 to 30 in the west drifting to the central and south-east towards the end of the period, otherwise SW 10 to 15 in the east at first. It will become SW 10 to 20 in the south-west towards mid-period spreading to the east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south- west drifting to the central and north-west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0 in the south-west drifting to the south during the second half of the period with NW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : NE 20 to 30 in the west, otherwise E to SE 20 to 30. It will become SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west from the second half of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m reaching 6.0m in the south-west at first, with SW swell but SE in the west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 in the west, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 20 to 30 in the south-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west spreading to the south during in the first half of the period with SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND :NE 15 to 25 in the south-west otherwise variable 5 to 10kt VIS :Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE 10 to 15 in the north otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 reaching 15 to 25 in the south-east at first but NE 25 to 35 in the north-west spreading to the west towards the mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.0m in the north-west with SW swell with NE swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/06/01 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 CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/06/01 AT 1200UTC HIGH OVER ALL PART BUT DISTURBED WESTERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHERN OF CRO AND SOUTHERN OF KER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/01 AT 1800UTC TO 26/06/02 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHERN. WIND: NORTHEASTERLY 4/6. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. VIS : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/5. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS : GOOD. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN LATER. WIND: NW 5 TO 7 INCREASING 8 OVER SOUTHERN LATER. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH OVER NORTHERN, VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED RAIN. WIND: WESTERLY 5 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH INCREASING 8 OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SEA : ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3 TO 5 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS EMAIL MAY CONTAIN PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. THE EMAIL MAY BELONG TO YOU, OTHERS, AND OR TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND WHICH WE WILL PROCESS, WHICH PROCESSING WILL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PRIVACY NOTICE ON OUR WEBSITE - HTTPS://WWW.WEATHERSA.CO.ZA/HOME/PRIVACYNOTICE