{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2026-02-28 07:59:21","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 271630","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"27TH OF FEBRUARY 2026 AT 16:30 UTC.","5":"FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2","6":"BELOW.","7":"NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.","8":"======================","9":"COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX\/SEA STATE PLEASE","10":"MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.","11":"AREA 1:","12":"=======","13":"FORECAST VALID FROM 272200 TO 282200 UTC:","14":"WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.","15":"NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.","16":"INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.","17":"WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.","18":"GALE FORCE WARNINGS:","19":"====================","20":"1. CAPE WEST  : W to SW 35 in places in the south-east and south.","21":"2. CAPE EAST  : W to NW 35 in the south-west, spreading to the north-west","22":"                from mid-period.","23":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","24":"=====================","25":"High 1025 hPa 38s12w, High 1013 hPa 34s32e","26":"Low 964 hPa 54s33e.","27":"1. Cold front: 41s15e 43s22e 44s29e 49s37e 53s38e into 54s33e.","28":"AREA FORECAST:","29":"==============","30":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","31":"WIND     : E to SE 05 to 15.","32":"VIS      : Good.","33":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","34":"WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east.","35":"VIS      : Good.","36":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","37":"WIND     : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south-west, otherwise, E to SE 10 to 20.","38":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-west","39":"           until mid-period.","40":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","41":"WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the south-east at first.","42":"VIS      : Good.","43":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the eastern parts until mid-period, with S to SW","44":"           swell.","45":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","46":"WIND     : S to SW 20 to 30 in the south-east, but N to NE 15 to 25 in the","47":"           north-west until mid-period, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15.","48":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-west at","49":"           first.","50":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-east","51":"           towards mid-period, with S to SW swell.","52":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","53":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 in the northern parts at first, otherwise W to SW 15","54":"           to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in places in the south-east and south.","55":"VIS      : Moderate in showers and rain in the southern parts, spreading to the","56":"           east by mid-period, otherwise good.","57":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the southern parts, reaching 5.5 to 6.5m from the","58":"           morning, spreading to the central and eastern parts from tomorrow","59":"           afternoon, with SW swell.","60":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","61":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25, reaching","62":"           30 to 35 in the south-west, spreading to the north-west from mid-","63":"           period.","64":"VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west","65":"           and central parts.","66":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and western parts, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in","67":"           the south-west, spreading to the north-west from the afternoon, with","68":"           W to SW swell.","69":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","70":"WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15,","71":"           reaching 20 to 30 in the south-west.","72":"VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-east at","73":"           first.","74":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west towards the end of the period, with NE swell.","75":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","76":"WIND     : N to NE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15, reaching","77":"           20 to 25 in the south-east from tomorrow afternoon.","78":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the east and","79":"           northern parts.","80":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","81":"WIND     : E to NE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise SE 05 to 15.","82":"VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north.","83":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","84":"WIND     : W to NW 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise 15 to 25, reaching 30","85":"           in places in the south-east, central and north-west.","86":"VIS      : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate in showers and rain.","87":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the north-east, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the","88":"           south at first, with W to SW swell.","89":"AREA 2:","90":"=======","91":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA","92":"ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","93":"26\/02\/27 AT 1600UTC","94":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","95":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","96":"PART 1: WARNING","97":"- NIL","98":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26\/02\/27 AT 1200UTC","99":"- FILLING POST-TROPICAL LOW (HORACIO) 1002 HPA NEAR 34S\/67E.","100":"- HIGH 1025 HPA NEAR 37S\/83E, MOVING NORTH-EASTWARD.","101":"- LOW 969 HPA NEAR 59S\/63E WITH COLD FRONT (CF) AXIS 40S\/54E,","102":"44S\/57E, 52S\/64E MOVING EASTWARD AT 15\/20 KT.","103":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26\/02\/27 AT 1800UTC  TO 26\/02\/28","104":"AT 1800UTC","105":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","106":"RAIN, SQUALLS AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF, LOCALLY STORMY.","107":"WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER EASTERN AREA, INCREASING NW 5\/6 AHEAD","108":"CF THEN BACKING SE 4\/5 BEHIND CF.","109":"SEA: MODERATE. SLIGHT E SWELL THEN SW SWELL 2 METERS 50 AT END BY","110":"WESTERN AREA.","111":"VISI: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.","112":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","113":"RAIN, SQUALLS AND LOCALLY STORMY SHOWERS NEAR THE POST-TROPICAL LOW","114":"HORACIO.","115":"WIND: CLOCKWISE 5\/6 LOCALLY 7 NEAR THE LOW AND NORTHERLY 4\/5 LOCALLY","116":"6 OVER EASTERN AREA. BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 BY WESTERN AREA AT","117":"END.","118":"SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH. CLOCKWISE SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS.","119":"VISI: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.","120":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","121":"RAIN, SQUALLS AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF OVER EASTERN AREA AT","122":"BEGINNING THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS.","123":"WIND: SW 4\/5 BEHIND CF BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN","124":"AREA BUT NW 4 TO 6 OVER SOUTHERN AREA.","125":"SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN AREA DUE TO","126":"SW SWELL 2 TO 4 METERS.","127":"VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.","128":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","129":"RAIN AND SQUALLS OVER NORTHERN AREA LINKED TO POST-TROPICAL LOW","130":"HORACIO AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF.","131":"WIND: NW 5 TO 7 AHEAD CF, BACKING S 4 TO 5 BEHIND OVER SOUTH-WESTERN","132":"AREA.","133":"SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN AREA. W SWELL","134":"2 TO 4 METERS.","135":"VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS."}}]}