FQZA31 FAPR 250830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 25TH OF JUNE 2026 AT 08:30 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 251000 TO 261000 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. TRISTAN: NW to W 35 in the south-east. 2. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in places over the central parts from mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1032 hPa 37s06e Low 1019 hPa 31s17e 1. Cold Front: 28s44w 39s31w 44s09w 53s03w into 56s14w 2. Cold Front: 35s33e 40s40e 45s46e 50s51e into 51s62e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west and north-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, with S to SE swell. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 15 to 20, but S to SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m, with S swell. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE to N 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise SE to S 15 to 25. It will become anticyclonic 05 to 15 over the southern parts from mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, except in the south-west, with S to SE swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in places. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m with S swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW to W 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain over the central half . SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m over the southern half, with W to NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south-west reaching 30 at times, but SE 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S swell becoming NW in the south-west towards mid-period. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the east reaching 20 at times, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in places over the central parts from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the western half reaching very poor in some areas. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m except in the extreme north-east, with SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 in the north at times. VIS : Good. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming variable 05 to 10 in the north-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0m, with S to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : N to NW 20 to 30 in the south-east until towards mid-period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25, becoming anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme north-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers, rain and snow showers at times in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 7.0m in the south, with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/06/25 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING NIL. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/06/25 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1040 HPA NEAR 40S/74E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARDS. - COLD FRONT AXIS 340S/46E, 46S/53E, 51S58E, MOVING EASTWARDS 20KT. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/06/25 AT 0600UTC TO 26/06/26 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE SOUTH-WEST. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: EASTERLY TO NORTH-EASTERLY 4/5, DECREASING 3/4 THEN VARIABLE 2/3 AT END. SOUTHERN HALF: NORTHERLY TO NORTH-WEST 3/4, INCREASING NORTH-WESTERLY 4/5, LOCALLY 6 WITH THE FRONT, BACKING SOUTH 4 IN THE FAR SOUTH-WEST AT END. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH. VIS: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: EAST 4/5 DECREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST 3/4 SOUTHERN HALF: NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3/4, VARIABLE 2/3 OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA, VEERING NORTH-WEST 4/5, LOCALLY 6, IN THE FAR SOUTH TOWARDS AT END. SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH. SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 5 METERS, ABATING 2 TO 3 METERS. VIS: GOOD. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOCALLY SQUALLS. WIND: AHEAD OF THE FRONT: NORTHWESTERLY 5/6, REACHING 7 LOCALLY WITH STRONG GUSTS NEAR THE FRONT, BEHIND THE FRONT: SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY 4/5, FRESHENING TO 5/6 AND TEMPORARILY 7 SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, THEN RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE SOUTH-WEST AT END. WIND: WESTERLY TO NORTHWEST 5/6, LOCALLY 7 WITH STRONG GUSTS IN THE SOUTH WITH THE FRONT, DECREASING 3/4 IN THE SOUTH OF THE AREA, THEN VEERING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5/6 OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN SECTOR AT END. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH IN THE NORTH OF THE AREA, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTH. SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=