Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-22 11:52:37 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 220830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY 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 221000 TO 231000 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: ==================== 1. MARION FORTIES EAST: SW to W 35 in places in the south until mid-period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 40s33e Low 1010 hPa 32s05e, Low 1004 hPa 46s02w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in places in the north and in the extreme south-west towards mid-period. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SW to W 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south until mid-period. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : SW 10 to 20 in the north-east until mid-period, and in the south-west from mid-period where it will reach 25 to 30, spreading to the west by the end of the period, otherwise W to NW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 to 30 in places. VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with NW swell in the west, but E to SE swell in the north-east. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NE 20 to 30 in the extreme south-east, otherwise Cyclonic 05 to 15, becoming NW 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-period, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west. VIS : Good in the west, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with E to NE swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the north-west, but SE 10 to 20 in the north-east until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in the rain and showers in places in the west and north-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-west, with E to SE swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in places in the east, but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers at times. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : SW to W 20 to 30, reaching 35 in places in the south until mid- period, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north, becoming NW 15 to 25 in the south by the end of the period reaching 30. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south at times. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/02/22 AT 0500UTC 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, 26/02/22 AT 0000UTC - HIGH 1025 HPA NEAR 40S/32E, ALMOST STATIONARY. - HIGH OVER EASTERN AMS AREA. - BETWEEN THE TWO CELLS, COLD FRONT AXIS 31S/38E, 34S/62E, 37S/67E, 40S/67E WIT LOW 1010 HPA NEAR 37S/64E, MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/22 AT 0600UTC TO 26/02/23 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, AT TIMES HEAVY AND THUNDERY. WIND: NW 4/5 AHEAD THE FRONT AND BACKING GRADUALLY ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 , AT TIMES 6 OVER NORTHWESTERN. GUSTS. SEA : OFTEN MODERATE. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN OR SHOWERS, AT TIMES HEAVY. WIND: SETTING UP NW 3 TO 5 AT TIMES 6, BACKING S 4/5 BEHIND. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: INCREASING W 4 TO 6 , AT TIMES 7. GUSTS. SEA : ROUGH LOCALLY VERY ROUGH AT END. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS, LOCALLY HEAVY IN FAR NORTH. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 INCREASING W 5/6 BY WESTERN AREA LATER. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH. SW SWELL 2/3M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.=