WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
05th OF FEBRUARY 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 052200 TO 062200 UTC:
GALE FORCE WARNINGS:
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1. CAPE EAST: Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the south-west towards mid-period
drifting to the south central by the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1022 hPa 33s00w, High 1019 hPa 36s43e.
Low 1008 hPa 34s22e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW to W 05 to 10 in the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10.
VIS : Good.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in places in the south-east, but S
to SW 05 to 15 in the south-west spreading to south-east by mid-
period while becoming NE 10 to 15 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the
southern half in the first half of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east in the first half of the period,
with NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the east, but NW 10 to 20 in the extreme
south-west spreading to the south-east towards mid-period,
otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-
west.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme east, otherwise N 10 to 20,
but S to SW 10 to 20 in the west. It will be cyclonic 20 to 30 in
the south-west drifting to the south central by the end of the
period reaching 35 to 40 towards mid-period.
VIS : Good, but poor in showers and thundershowers in the west
spreading to the east towards the end of the period while
clearing from the west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the central parts from mid-period, with S to SW
swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : NE to E 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme
west, otherwise SE to S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme
central east spreading to the north-east by mid-period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east, with SE swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise SE 10 to 20
reaching 25 in the extreme south-east.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the
northern half.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east towards the end of the period,
with SE swell.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the extreme south-east towards
the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme
north.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the central east towards the end of the period,
with SE swell.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : NW to N 15 to 25, becoming variable 05 to 10 in the extreme
south-west towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the
north-west towards mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, 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)
26/02/05 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, 26/02/05 AT 1200UTC
- THUNDERY LOW EX FYTIA 1004 NEAR 24S/56E, SLOWLY MOVING
SOUTHEASTWARDS AND FILLING. ASSOCIATED WAVING FRONT FROM NORTH OF WAM
TO AMSTERDAM ISLAND.
- MODERATE OR FRESH WESTERLY FLOW WITH FEW DISTURBANCES IN FAR SOUTH
OF AREAS.
- HIGH 2021 SPREADING OTHER SOUTH OF WAM.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/05 AT 1800UTC TO 26/02/06
AT 1800UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
RAIN, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSQUALLS IN NORTHEAST. ELSEWHERE, SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
WIND:
- IN FAR NORTHEAST: SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6. GUSTS.
- ELSEWHERE : BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 FROM WEST.
SEA: MODERATE, BECOMING LOCALLY ROUGH IN NORTH.
VISI: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
RAIN, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSQUALLS IN NORTHEAST.
WIND: NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6, BUT SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 IN
SOUTHWEST. GUSTS.
SEA: MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH NEAR THE FRONT.
VISI: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
SCATTERED RAIN OR SHOWERS.
WIND: WESTERLY 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. GUSTS.
SEA: MODERATE OR ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH TILL 06 AT 12
UTC.
VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
RAIN, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSQUALLS IN NORTHEAST. ELSEWHERE, RAIN OR
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: WESTERLY 3 TO 5.
SEA: MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SW SWELL, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH.
VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=