Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-06 13:17:49 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 060830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06TH 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 061000 TO 071000 UTC: GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== 1. TRISTAN: N to NW 35 during the second half of the period. 2. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 in the central south, drifting to the south- east during the second half of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1021 hPa 29s01w, High 1022 hPa 35s48e. Low 998 hPa 45s04e, Low 1005 hPa 38s31e, Low 1011 hPa 17s42e. 1. Cold Front: 34s13w 40s01w into 45s04e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW to W 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the north, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : NW 10 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in places in the east, but S to SW 05 to 15 in the south and south-east. It will become N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-period, reaching 30 to 35 during the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the central and south-eastern parts half in the first half of the period, and over the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period, with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise W to SW 10 to 20, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south- west, spreading to the south-east during the second half of the period. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the central south, drifting to the south- east during the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but poor in showers and thundershowers in the central parts, spreading to the east from mid-period while clearing from the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the central parts , drifting to the south-east from mid-period, with W to NW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : SW 10 to 15 in the extreme south-west in the first half of the period, but NE to N 10 to 15 in the western parts, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 south-west of Madagascar in the first half of the period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, with SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the northern half. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-east, with SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : NW to N 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north-west, drifting to the north-east during the second half of the period. It will become variable 05 to 10 in the extreme south-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-west, drifting to the east during the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/02/06 AT 0400UTC 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, 26/02/06 AT 0000UTC - THUNDERY LOW FYTIA 1005 NEAR 25S/57E, SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AND FILLING. ASSOCIATED ALMOST STATIONARY FRONT FROM NORTH-WESTERN TO SOUTH-EASTERN AMS. - MODERATE OR FRESH WESTERLY FLOW WITH FEW DISTURBANCES IN FAR SOUTH OF AREAS. - HIGH 2021 SPREADING OTHER SOUTH OF WAM. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/06 AT 0600UTC TO 26/02/07 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSQUALLS IN NORTHEAST. WIND: IN FAR NORTHEAST: SOUTHEAST 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6. GUSTS. ELSEWHERE : BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 FROM WEST. SEA : MODERATE, BECOMING LOCALLY ROUGH IN NORTH. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSQUALLS IN NORTHEAST. WIND: NORTH OR NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, AT TIMES 6, BUT SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 IN SOUTHWEST. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY ROUGH NEAR THE FRONT. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED RAIN OR SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. GUSTS. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN SOUTH TILL 06 AT 09 UTC. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSQUALLS IN NORTHEAST. ELSEWHERE, RAIN OR SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 3 TO 5, AT TIMES 6 WITH GUSTS IN SOUTH. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH IN SW SWELL, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH IN FAR SOUTH. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.