FQZA31 FAPR 301330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 30th OF SEPTEMBER 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 302200 TO 012200 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 EAST: E to NE 35 in the west. 2. CAPE WEST: E to NE 35 in the south-east at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1037 hPa 40s32e High 1024 41s29w. Low 996 hPa 42s03w . Cold front 1: 25s03w 31s01w 35s01w into 42s03w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : 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. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west and north, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 in the southern parts until mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and west, subsiding in the west from mid-period, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west and south at first. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west for the first half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to SW 20 to 30 but anti-cyclonic 10 to 20 in the west and north. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, subsiding in the west from mid-period with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 in the east, reaching 30 to 35 in the south- east at first, otherwise N to NW 20 to 30, spreading to the east and south-east towards mid-period but SW 20 to 30 in the western parts. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the western parts, spreading to the southern parts from mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except the north-east, with SW swell but NE in the south-east. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Ant-cyclonic 10 to 20 but N to NE 25 to 35 in the west becoming NW to W 15 to 25 in the extreme west from mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 4.5 in the west, subsiding in the central and eastern parts from mid-period, with SW swell, but NE swell in the west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SE to E 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north but NE 15 to 25 in the south-west, reaching 30 from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the central and northern parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east. VIS : Good but moderate in showers in the west and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the central and southern parts, with S to SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts until mid-period, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south and north- west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, subsiding in the central and northern parts from mid-period, with SW swell. AREA 2: ====== MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/09/30 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE RUNNING OVER KER AND EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEASTERN CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/09/30 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1034 HPA NEAR 35S/85E.- HIGH 1037 HPA NEAR 40S/30E.- BETWEEN THE TWO CELLS: COLD FRONT AXIS 30S/53E, 40S/63E, 46S/70E, 50S/76E, MOVING EASTWARD 20/25 KT. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/09/30 AT 0600UTC TO 26/10/01 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND : NW 4 TO 6 AHEAD THE FRONT BACKING W TO SW 4 TO 6, SETTING UP LATER S OR SE 3 TO 5. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHWESTERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS. VIS :POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS BY WESTERN AREA. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE OR NORTH 3 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN, INCREASING N 5/6 AT TIMES 7 AHEAD THE FRONT , BACKING S 3 TO 5 BEHIND. SEA : MODERATE LOCALLY ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS OVER SOUTHERN. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SNOW OVER EASTERN AREA AT BEGINNING THEN SHOWERS. WIND : S OR SW 5/6, INCREASING 7/8 OVER SOUTHERN AREA, SETTING UP AT END ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 OVER NORTHERN , AND W 6/7 IN SOUTH. GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH IN SOUTHEASTERN LATER. S 2 TO 4 METERS BY SOUTHERN AREA AT END. VISI: POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SNOW. WIND : NW 6/7 AT TIMES 8 BACKING 6/7 LOCALLY 8. GUSTS. SEA : VERY ROUGH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER SOUTHERN AREA AT END. NW SWELL 2 TO 4 M IN THE FRONT. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.