Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-21 10:08:38 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 210830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 21ST 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 211000 TO 221000 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. CAPE WEST: E to NE 35 in the south-east until mid-period. 2. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in places in the north-west until mid-period. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: SW to W 35 in places in the south. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 43s16e Low 1006 hPa 34s00e. 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 : SW 15 to 25 in the south-east, otherwise SE to S 05 to 15, becoming NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west by the end of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west, with a SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north-east until mid-period, otherwise W to NW 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the west, spreading to the south- east from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the north-east until mid-period, and in the west, spreading to the south-east from mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with NW swell in the west, but E to SE swell in the east. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north-west, but SE 10 to 20 in the south- west, otherwise NW 05 to 15, but E to NE 20 to 30 in the south-east reaching 35 until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west and south-east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m , with E to SE swell, but SW swell in the north-west. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places in the south, but E to NE 15 to 25 in the west, reaching 30 to 35 in places in the north-west until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in the rain in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m with E to SE swell in the west, otherwise SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in places in the central part, becoming NE 10 to 20 in the extreme west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east and in the extreme west. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places. 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 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in places in the south. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west at times. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 4.5m from mid-period, with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/02/21 AT 0600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - STORM FORCE 10 OVER SOUTH-EAST KER AT FIRST. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/02/21 AT 0000UTC - EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW 10 (GEZANI) 978 HPA NEAR 49S/63E, WITH SQUALLY WEATHER. MOVING QUICKLY EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD. EXPECTED 972 HPA NEAR 52S/86E AT 06 UTC THE 02/21. - HIGH 1024 HPA NEAR 36S/84E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - ARRIVAL OF A HIGH 1020 HPA BY WESTERN CRO. - EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW10 (GEZANI) 969 HPA NEAR 51S/74E, ASSOCIATED FRONT AND SQUALLY WEATHER. MOVING QUICKLY EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD. EXPECTED 972 HPA NEAR 51S/87E. AT 12 TU THE 21/02. - HIGH 1024 HPA NEAR 36S/90E WITH RIDGE TOWARDS THE WEST, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - HIGH 1028 HPA NEAR 42S/18E WITH RIDGE TOWARDS THE EAST. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/21 AT 0600UTC TO 26/02/22 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOC THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTH-WEST. WIND: NORTH-WEST 3/4 AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH TO SOUTH- EAST 4/5 THEN 3/4 BEHIND IN THE SOUTH-WEST. SEA : MODERATE, ROUGH IN THE SOUTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 2/4M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE FAR SOUTH. WIND: NORTH-WESTERLY 3 TO 5 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, SETTLING DURING THE DAY SOUTH- EASTERLY 4/5 IN THE FAR SOUTH-WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 2/4M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS. WIND: NORTHERN HALF: SOUTHERLY OR VARIABLE 2/3, SETTLING SOON WESTERLY 4/5 FROM THE WEST. SOUTHERN HALF: SETTLING WESTERLY 5/6, REACHING 7 IN THE SOUTH, BUT SOUTH- WESTERLY 3/4 IN THE EAST AT FIRST. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, BECOMING MODERATE IN THE NORTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 3/5M IN THE EAST, ABATING. VIS : VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN AND FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE NORTH, SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. WIND: BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 2/4 OVER NORTH-EASTERN HALF AND SETTLING NORTH- WESTERLY 4/5 LOCALLY 6 OVER THE SOUTH-WESTERN HALF, BUT AT FIRST WESTERLY TO SOUTH-WESTERLY 9/10 WITH VIOLENT GUSTS OVER THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUARTER WITH EX-GEZANI, SOON DECREASING SOUTH-WESTERLY 6/7 AND NORTH-WESTERLY 5/6 OVER THE NORTH-EASTERN AREA. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH, VERY HIGH IN THE SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST, BECOMING ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH FROM THE WEST. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 4/7M, DECREASING 2/4M AT END. BUT CYCLONIC SWELL 5/7M IN THE SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION, VERY POOR IN THE SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST.=