WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
07TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 17:00 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 072200 TO 082200 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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Nil.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1026 hPa 32s25w
Low 996 hPa 41s03e
1. Cold Front: 33s06w 35s00e 38s03e into 41s03e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to 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 : SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the extreme south-east.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 becoming NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-
west by end of the period.
VIS : Good
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east in the first half of the period, with W
to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south-east, reaching 30 at first, otherwise
S to SW 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the south-east at
first.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the south, with W to SW
swell.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 but SW 10 to 25 in the south-west at first.
It will become W to NW 20 to 30 in the south-west towards mid
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-
west drifting to the south by end of period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the north-east at first, otherwise 4.5 to 5.5m,
reaching 6.5 to 7.5m in the south subsiding in the second half of
the period, with SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, but NW 10 to 15 in the
the north-east and SE 05 to 15 to in the south-west.
It will become E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 over the extreme
north-west from mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
north-east and north-west.
SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the extreme south-west drifting eastwards to the
South-east by end of the period, with SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : SE to E 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the south-east but NW
10 to 20 in the north.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : E to NE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in north
spreading to the south in the first half of the period.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : SW 20 to 30 becoming N to NW 10 to 20 in the west by end of
the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the first half of the period,
otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 5.5 to 6.5m in the north, spreading southwards towards mid-
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)
26/01/07 AT 1500UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40%
stronger than the averages given here).
PART 1: WARNING
- Strong gale Gale force 9 over Southern area of CRO and KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/01/07 AT 1200UTC
- Low 969 hPa near 51S/56E, moving rather quickly south-eastward.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/01/07 at 1800UTC to 26/01/08 at 1800UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
Rain, showers and squalls over Northern area.
WIND: NW 4/6 veering SW 4/5 at end by Western area.
SEA: Becoming rough to very rough by Western area. SW swell 3 to 5 m
by South-Western area.
VIS: Poor to very poor in precipitation.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
Rain, showers and squalls.
WIND: NW 4/6.
SEA: Slight to moderate becoming rough by South-Western area at end.
VIS: Poor to very poor in precipitation.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
Rain, showers and squalls then scattered showers at end.
WIND: NW 7/8 backing W 7/8 locally 9 at end over Southern area.
Severe gusts.
SEA: Rough to very rough becoming very rough to high at end. NW swell
4 to 5 m later.
VIS: Poor to very poor in precipitation.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
Rain, showers and squalls over Eastern area at beginning then rain and showers by South-Western area.
WIND: N to NW 6/7 increasing 8 locally 9 over South-Western area at end.
SEA: Moderate to rough becoming very rough by Western area at end. NW swell
4 to 5 meters at end by Western area.
VIS: Poor to very poor in precipitation.