WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
19TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 08:30 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 191000 TO 201000 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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SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1028 hPa 35s08w, High 1024 hPa 42s75e
Low 964 hPa 52s48e.
1. Cold Front: 33s43e 40s51e 47s55e into 52s48e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS : Good but moderate in rain in places from mid-period.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the east.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places from mid-
period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east from the second half of the period, with SE
Swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the south and east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with SE swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west for
the first half of the period.
VIS : Good.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east.
VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the central and
western parts from the second half of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east and north-east, with S to SW swell.