{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2026-01-18 14:56:28","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 181330","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"18TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 13:30 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 182200 TO 192200 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. TRADES: S to SE 35 in the south-east until mid-period.","21":"2. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 in the south-east at first.","22":"3. DURBAN EAST: SW to S 35 to 40 in the north-west.","23":"4. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to N 35 in the extreme east at first, but W to","24":"                        SW 35 to 40 in the west, drifting to the south-","25":"                        east by mid-period.","26":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","27":"=====================","28":"High 1028 hPa 35s12w, High 1024 hPa 44s60e","29":"Low 992 hPa 49s34e.","30":"1. Cold Front: 30s34e 39s37e 50s33e into 49s34e.","31":"AREA FORECAST:","32":"==============","33":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","34":"WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20.","35":"VIS      : Good.","36":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","37":"WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the east.","38":"VIS      : Good.","39":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","40":"WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the east.","41":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west.","42":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","43":"WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in places in the east but 35 in","44":"           the south-east until mid-period.","45":"VIS      : Good.","46":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with SE swell.","47":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","48":"WIND     : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west.","49":"VIS      : Good.","50":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","51":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east.","52":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the extreme south-","53":"           east at first.","54":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east, with S to SW swell.","55":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","56":"WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-east reaching 30 to 35 at first","57":"           and in the south-west, drifting to the south-central by mid-","58":"           period, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places,","59":"           becoming Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east by the end of the","60":"           period.","61":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in east, and","62":"           in the south-west, spreading to the south-central parts by","63":"           mid-period.","64":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m except in the extreme north-east, reaching 4.5m in","65":"           the south, with S to SW swell but E to NE swell in the east.","66":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","67":"WIND     : SW to S 20 to 30 in the west, but 35 to 40 in the north-west,","68":"           otherwise N to NE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the north-","69":"           east, but variable 05 to 10 in the central parts.","70":"VIS      : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in","71":"           showers and thundershowers.","72":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the west reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the north-west","73":"           Until mid-period, with SW swell in the west, otherwise E to NE","74":"           swell.","75":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","76":"WIND     : NE to E 05 to 15 reaching 20 in places, becoming NW to N 10 to","77":"           20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east towards mid-period.","78":"VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in","79":"           the south and north-east, spreading to the north-west by the","80":"           end of the period.","81":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east by mid-period, with S to SW","82":"           swell.","83":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","84":"WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20.","85":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north.","86":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","87":"WIND     : NW to N 25 to 35 in the extreme east at first, otherwise W to","88":"           SW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 40 in the west, drifting to the","89":"           south-east by mid-period.","90":"VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers, clearing in","91":"           the east from mid-period.","92":"SEA STATE: 4.5 to 5.5m, moderating to 3.0 to 3.5m in the west from mid-","93":"           period, otherwise W to SW swell.","94":"AREA 2:","95":"=======","96":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK","97":"(AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","98":"2026\/01\/18 AT 0600UTC","99":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","100":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","101":"PART 1: WARNING","102":"- GALE OVER AMS AND KER.","103":"- STRONG GALE EXPECTED OVER CRO.","104":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26\/01\/18 AT 0000UTC","105":"- COLD FRONT LATER OVER WESTERN CRO AND WESTERN WAM PRECEDED BY","106":"CONVERGENCE LINES, LINKED WITH A DEEPENING LOW, EXPECTED 960 NEAR","107":"51S\/48E THE 19\/01 AT 06UTC.","108":"- BUILDING HIGH 1023 NEAR 46S\/55E, STEADILY MOVING NORTH-EASTWARD.","109":"- LOW 1008, NEAR 41S\/66E WITH ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER FAR NORTHERN","110":"KER AND FAR SOUTHERN AMS, STEADILY MOVING NORTH-EASTWARD.","111":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26\/01\/18 AT 0600UTC TO 26\/01\/19 AT","112":"0600UTC","113":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","114":"SCATTERED SHOWERS. FRONTAL RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER WESTERN AT","115":"END.","116":"WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2\/4, BUT EASTERLY 4\/5 OVER SOUTH-EASTERN.SETTING-UP GRADUALLY NORTHERLY 4\/5 FROM WEST, BUT 6\/7 IN THE    VICINITY OF THE FRONT.","117":"SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH.","118":"VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","119":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","120":"SCATTERED SHOWERS, BUT FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER FAR SOUTHERN","121":"MOVING NORTH-EASTWARD.","122":"WIND: INCREASING CLOCKWISE 6\/7 AT TIMES 8 WITH GUSTS, BUT SOUTHERLY","123":"      4\/5 OVER FAR NORTHERN. BECOMING GRADUALLY ANTICLOCKWISE 4\/5 LATER","124":"      FROM SOUTH-WEST.","125":"SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH OVER NORTH-WESTERN, BUT ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH","126":"      OVER SOUTH-EASTERN BY SOUTHERLY SWELL 3 TO 4M.","127":"VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","128":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","129":"SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER WESTERN, FOLLOWED LATER BY FRONTAL RAIN,","130":"SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.","131":"WIND: N 5\/6 INCREASING GRADUALLY 7\/8 FROM WEST, BUT ANTICLOCKWISE 4\/5","132":"OVER EASTERN AT FIRST. BACKING NW 7\/8 OVER WESTERN AT END, AT TIMES 9 OVER SOUTH-WESTERN. SEVERE GUSTS.","133":"SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, BECOMING LATER ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM WEST","134":"      WITH N SWELL AROUND 3M.","135":"VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.","136":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","137":"FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTHERN, DRIFTING AWAY BY","138":"NORTH-EAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.","139":"WIND: SOUTHERLY 5\/6 BUT 7\/8 AT FIRST OVER FAR NORTHERN, BECOMING","140":"ANTICLOCKWISE 4\/5 BUT W 6\/7 OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SETTING-UP NORTHERLY","141":"6\/7 AT END OVER WESTERN. GUSTS.","142":"SEA : ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH BY SW SWELL 3 TO 5M ABATING, BECOMING SOON","143":"MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM WEST.","144":"VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION."}}]}