Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-12 10:46:32 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 120830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 12TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 08:30 UTC. FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW. NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS. ====================== COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO. AREA 1: ======= FORECAST VALID FROM 121000 TO 131000 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: ==================== NIL SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== HIGH 1021 HPA 28S22W, HIGH 1030 HPA 39S52E LOW 998 50S00W, LOW 1001 47S25E, LOW 1009 HPA 35S25E 1. COLD FRONT: 41S09W 44S04W 47S01W INTO 50S00W 2. COLD FRONT: 38S13E 41S18E 44S23E INTO 47S25E AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE TO E 05 TO 15 REACHING 20 IN THE SOUTH-WEST. VIS : GOOD. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S TO SE 05 TO 15, BUT SW 05 TO 10 IN THE EAST. VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE NORTH- EAST AND SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, OTHERWISE E TO SE 10 TO 20. VIS : GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE SOUTH. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S TO SE 10 TO 20, REACHING 25 IN THE SOUTH-EAST TOWARDS MID- PERIOD. VIS : GOOD. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE NORTH-WEST, OTHERWISE W TO SW 10 TO 20 REACHING 25 TO 30 IN THE SOUTH-EAST, BECOMING CYCLONIC 20 TO 30 THE WEST FROM MID-PERIOD, DRIFTING THE CENTRAL PARTS BY END OF PERIOD WHILE BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH. VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE SOUTH AND MODERATE TO POOR IN THE CENTRAL PARTS FROM MID-PERIOD SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH, SUBSIDING FROM THE SOUTH-WEST BUT 3.0M IN THE CENTRAL PARTS FROM MID-PERIOD, WITH S TO SW SWELL. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : ANTICYCLONIC IN THE NORTH-WEST, AND S TO SE 10 TO 20 IN THE NORTH-EAST BUT W TO SW 10 TO 20 IN THE SOUTH, OTHERWISE NW 10 TO 20 REACHING 25 IN THE SOUTH-WEST DRIFTING TO THE EAST FROM MID- PERIOD, BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 20 IN THE SOUTH-WEST. VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE SOUTH. SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH, WITH SW SWELL. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E TO NE 10 TO 20 REACHING 25 TO 30 IN THE NORTH-WEST, MODERATING FROM MID-PERIOD, OTHERWISE W TO NW 05 TO 15. VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE CENTRAL-SOUTH. SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 4.0M WITH S TO SW SWELL. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E TO NE 10 TO 20 REACHING 25 IN THE NORTH BUT 20 TO 30 IN THE SOUTH-WEST UNTIL MID-PERIOD. VIS : MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN PLACES IN THE NORTH, OTHERWISE GOOD. SEA STATE: 3.0M, WITH S TO SE SWELL. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : VARIABLE 05 TO 10 IN THE EXTREME NORTH AND SOUTH, OTHERWISE E TO NE 10 TO 20. VIS : GOOD BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE NORTH AND EAST AT TIMES AND IN THE SOUTH BY END OF THE PERIOD. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E TO SE 10 TO 20. VIS : MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN PLACES. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W TO NW 20 TO 30, REACHING 35 IN THE EAST BY MID-PERIOD WHILE BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, DRIFTING EAST WARDS TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD WHILE BECOMING ANTICYCLONIC 05 TO 15 IN THE SOUTH-WEST. VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE SOUTH AND WEST, SPREADING TO THE EAST TOWARDS MID-PERIOD, AND TO THE NORTH BY END OF PERIOD WHILE CLEARING IN THE SOUTH. SEA STATE: 3.5 TO 4.5M, REACHING 5.0 TO 5.5M IN THE SOUTH-EAST UNTIL MID- PERIOD, WITH W TO SW SWELL. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/01/12 AT 0400UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE OVER CRO AND KER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/01/12 AT 0000UTC - LARGE HIGH 1029 NEAR 38S/55E, SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD. - SEQUENCE OF 2 WARM FRONTS SOON OVER SOUTHERN CRO, THEN KER. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/01/12 AT 0600UTC TO 26/01/13 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER SOUTHERN, BUT E 3/4 OVER NORTHERN SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH BY SW SWELL 2 TO 3M. VIS: MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER SOUTHERN, BUT EASTERLY 3/4 OVER NORTHERN SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH BY SW SWELL 2 TO 3M. VIS: MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS, LOCALLY SQUALLS, SOON OVER SOUTHERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 OVER FAR NORTHERN, BUT W 5/6 ELSEWHERE TEMPORARILY 7/8 OVER FAR SOUTHERN AT FIRST. BECOMING LATER NW 6/7 AT TIMES 8, FROM WEST. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN AT FIRST. SW SWELL 3 TO 5M FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VIS: POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS OVER FAR SOUTHERN AT END. WIND: W 4/5 OVER NORTHERN, BUT 6/7 OVER SOUTHERN AT TIMES 8 OVER FAR SOUTHERN. GUSTS. SEA: ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY HIGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 3 TO 5M FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. VIS : MODERATE OR POOR IN PRECIPITATION.= WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS EMAIL MAY CONTAIN PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. THE EMAIL MAY BELONG TO YOU, OTHERS, AND OR TO YOUR ORGANIZATION, AND WHICH WE WILL PROCESS, WHICH PROCESSING WILL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PRIVACY NOTICE ON OUR WEBSITE - HTTPS://WWW.WEATHERSA.CO.ZA/HOME/PRIVACYNOTICE=