WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
04th OF FEBRUARY 2026 AT 16:10 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:
GALE FORCE WARNINGS:
====================
Nil.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
=====================
High 1025 hPa 35s03w High 1019 hPa 37s41e.
Cold Front: 48s44e 50s55e 55s57e into 58s54e.
AREA FORECAST:
==============
ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NE 05 to 10 in the south-west, but S 05 to 10 in the north-east
from mid-period, otherwise SE to E 05 to 10.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SW 05 to 10 but S to SE 05 to 10 in the extreme south-west.
It will become W to NW 05 to 10 in the north-east towards the end
of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme
north-east.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, but NE 05 to 15 in the south-west and spreading
Eastwards from mid-period.
VIS : Poor in intermittent light rain until mid-period, otherwise good.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming S to SW 05 to 15 in the extreme north
from mid-period.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW 10 to 20
reaching 25 in places in the south-west drifting to the south-
east. It will become SW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west
towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
south-west and central parts spreading eastwards.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west spreading to the south-east by the end of
the period, with NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20
becoming S to SW 05 to 15 from mid-period and NW 15 to 20 in the
extreme south-west towards the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the south-
east and central-eastern parts until mid-period, otherwise good.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20,
becoming S to SW 10 to 20 in the extreme west from mid-period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west,
otherwise good.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-central parts during the first
half of the period, but NE to E 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25
to 30 in the extreme south-west from mid-period, otherwise SE to
S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme north-east by mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the extreme east, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 m in the extreme east, with SE swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the south reaching 25 in the south-east, but W 05
to 10 in the extreme north, otherwise S to SW 05 to 15.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the reaching 25 in the extreme south-east.
VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north, otherwise
good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S swell.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north, otherwise NW to W 10 to
20 reaching 25 in the south-west from mid-period spreading
eastwards towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but poor in mist and drizzle in the extreme north until
mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0 m in the south, with SW swell.
AREA 2:
=======
MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA
ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
26/02/04 AT 1600UTC
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, 26/02/04 AT 1200UTC
- COLD FRONT CF AXIS 32S/65E, 34S/70E, 38S/80E, ALMOST STATIONARY.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/04 AT 1800UTC TO 26/02/05
AT 1800UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER FAR NORTHERN.
WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER THE SOUTHERN BUT EASTERLY 5 TO 6
OVER NORTHERN.
SEA : MODERATE. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL OF 1.5 TO 2 METRES, SUBSIDING.
VISI : GOOD BUT POOR TO VERY POOR DURING PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
RAIN, SQUALLS AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF.
WIND : NW TO N 4 TO 6 AHEAD CF OVER EASTERN AREA BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4
BEHIND OVER WESTERN AREA.
SEA : MODERATE. SW SWELL 1 TO 2 METERS ABATING.
VISI : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND : WESTERLY 3/5 LOCALLY 6 OVER FAR SOUTHERN AREA.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA.
VISI : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND : WESTERLY TO NW 3/5 LOCALLY 6 OVER SOUTHERN AREA.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA AT
END.
VISI : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS.=