Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-05 12:28:41 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 050830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 05th 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 051000 TO 061000 UTC: GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== Nil. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 34s01w, High 1019 hPa 36s40e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE 05 to 10 in the extreme south-west, otherwise S to SE to S 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : SW to W 05 to 10 but S to SE 05 to 15 in the south-west spreading to the north and east in the second half of the period. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 in the extreme north-east, but NE 05 to 15 in the extreme north-west, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10. VIS : Good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the south- west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in places in the central south drifting to the south- east by mid-period. It will become SW to W 05 to 15 in the extreme west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the southern half. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west spreading to the south-east by mid- period while subsiding from the west, with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the east, but NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west spreading to the south-east by the end of the period, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 in the extreme west becoming S to SW 05 to 15 from mid-period, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 over the central eastern parts towards the end of the period, but anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but poor in showers and thundershowers in the west spreading to the central parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the central-east towards the end of the period, with S to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to E 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme south-west, otherwise SE to S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme central east towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme north-east and moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme east, with SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the south reaching 25 in the extreme south-east, but W 05 to 10 in the extreme north, otherwise S to SW 05 to 15 becoming variable 05 from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north spreading to the central parts towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east during mid-period, with SE swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme south at first, becoming S to SE 10 to 15 in the south from mid-period. VIS : Moderate in intermittent light rain from mid-period, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the central east towards the end of the period, with SE swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north, otherwise NW to W 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-west from mid-period spreading eastwards towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south from mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/02/05 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, 26/02/05 AT 0000UTC - WAVING FRONT (CF) AXIS 40S/92E, 40S/80E, 28S/64E MOVING SOUTH-EASTWARD AT 10/15 KT. - LOW 964 HPA NEAR 60S/57E ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT (CF) AXIS 60S/57E, 56S/68E, 46S/53E MOVING EASTWARD AT 25/30 KT. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/05 AT 0600UTC TO 26/02/06 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS, LOCALLY STORMY OVER NORTHERN. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. WIND: E TO SE 4/5 OVER NORTHERN, VARIABLE AND LIGHT ELSEWHERE, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 3 TO 5 FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SEA: MODERATE. SLIGHT SW SWELL. VIS: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SQUALLS AND LOCALLY STORMY FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF. WIND: NORTHERLY 4/5 LOCALLY 6 AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND VARIABLE AND LIGHT BEHIND IT. SEA: MODERATE. SW SWELL OF AROUND 2 METRES, ABATING. VIS: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: WESTERLY 3 TO 5, LOCALLY 6 OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SEA: MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METRES, INCREASING. VIS: GOOD. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF OVER THE FAR NORTH-EASTERN AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. WIND: NORTH-WESTERLY 3 TO 5, LOCALLY 6, SOON BECOMING VARIABLE AND LIGHT. SEA: MODERATE, LOCALLY ROUGH. SW SWELL CLOSE TO 2 METRES, INCREASING OVER THE SOUTH-WESTERN AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. VIS: POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.=