WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
26TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 13:30 UTC.
FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2
BELOW.
NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.
AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 262200 TO 272200 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:
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1. MARION FORTIES EAST:NW 35 over the central parts at first
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 39s51e
Low 1015 hPa 33s21w
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 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 : E to SE 05 to 15, but W to NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-
west spreading to the south and south-west by end of period.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west
from second half of the period.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east at times, but
variable 05 to 10 in the south-west.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north-west
spreading the east by the end of the period.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
the extreme north-west drifting to the north and east towards
the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east at first but in the north-west by the end
of the period with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : SW to W 10 to 20, becoming anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the north-
west and S to SE 10 to 20 in the north-east towards the mid-
period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m but 4.0 to 4.5m in the southern parts, with SW swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to
15 reaching 20 to 25 over the central parts in the first half of
the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places over the
western parts at first, but poor in showers and thundershowers in
the southern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the western parts with S to SW swell, but with E
to NE swell in the north-west.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the north, but NE to E 15 to 20
in the west reaching 25 to 30 at first.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
east and north-east.
SEA STATE: 2.5m in the extreme south-west with a SW swell at first.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 05 to 15, but W to NW 10 to 15 in the extreme north.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 over the central parts at first.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west
drifting to the east from second half of period.
SEA STATE: 3.5m in the south-west spreading to the east
towards second half of the period, with W to SW swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/01/26 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, 26/01/26 AT 0000UTC
- Cold front (CF) 26S/51E, 29S/56E, 35S/57E, 39S/64E, 42S/64E and warm front (WF) 42S/54E, 46S/73E, 43S/80E.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/01/26 at 0600UTC to 26/01/27 at 0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
Rain, showers and squalls (CF) vover North-Eastern.
WIND: South-Easterly 4/5 locally 6 but variable 2/3 over far North-Eastern
and South-Western area.
SEA: Moderate to rough.
VIS: Very poor in precipitations.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
Rain, showers and squalls (CF).
WIND: Northerly 4/5 ahead the front and Southerly 4/5 behind the front.
SEA: Moderate to rough over south-western.
VISI: Very poor in precipitations.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
Scattered showers.
WIND: Southerly 4/5 locally 6 over North-Eastern area at first but W 4/5 over Southern becoming anticlockwise 2/4 later.
SEA: Moderate to rough over far southern.
VIS: Poor in precipitations.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
Rain, showers and squalls (WF).
WIND: Variable 2/4 over southern but over northern, NW 4/5 locally 6 ahead
the front and S 4/5 locally 6 behind the front.
SEA: Moderate to rough.
VIS: Poor to very poor in precipitations.