Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-09 13:36:16 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 091330 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 13:30 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 092200 TO 102200 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: S to SE 35 in the north-east. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 45 in the southern parts until tomorrow afternoon, becoming NW 35 in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the south by the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1024 hPa 36s06e, High 1024 hPa 37s60e Low 965 hPa 56s31e, Low 950 hPa 53s05w 1. Cold Front: 40s39e 45s40e 50s41e 55s39e 58s35e into 56s31e. 2. Cold Front: 36s23w 40s14w 45s03w 48s01e 52s02e into 53s05w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east from tomorrow morning until mid-period. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in light rain in the west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east at first. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east until mid-period, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north and north-east, otherwise W to NW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the southern parts at times. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and south-west, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, but S to SE 15 to 25 in the north, reaching 30 to 35 in the north-east, otherwise, anticyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in the south-west from tomorrow afternoon. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east, reaching 4.0m in the north-east at first, with W to SW swell, but SE in the north-east. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 in the north-west, reaching 30 from mid-period, but S to SW 15 to 25 in the east, otherwise anti-cyclonic 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north and eastern parts until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the central and southern parts, with W to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 30 in the north from mid-period. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the south, central and western parts. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east and south-west, with SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, but SE 15 to 25 in the south- east, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the west and south-west at times. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-east and southern parts. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise SE 10 to 20. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places. SEA STATE: 3.0 in the south until mid-period, with SW swell. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W to SW 20 to 30, reaching 35 to 45 in the southern parts until tomorrow afternoon, becoming NW 20 to 30 in the west from mid- period, while reaching 35 in the south-west, spreading to the south by the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east at first. Snow-showers are possible in the south. SEA STATE: 4.0 to 5.0m in the north, otherwise 6.0 to 7.0m, reaching 7.5 to 8.0m in the south-west, drifting to the south by mid-period, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/01/09 AT 0500UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - GALE EXPECTED OVER CRO LATER. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/01/09 AT 0000UTC COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTH-WESTERN WAM TO SOUTH-EASTERN AMS. - HIGH PRESSURES AROUND 1025 OVER WAM AND AMS. - COLD FRONT REACHING WESTERN CRO LATER AND MOVING EASTWARD. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/01/09 AT 0600UTC TO 26/01/10 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) RAIN, FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 SETTING UP N 5 TO 6 BY WESTERN LATER. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BY SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M ABATING. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. WIND : NORTHWEST 4 OR 5, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 OR 4 BY WESTERN SOON. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 M. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) RAIN OR FRONTAL SHOWERS BY WESTERN LATER. WIND : W 5 OR 6, AT TIMES 7 DECREASING 3 TO 4 OVER NORTHERN SETTING UP NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 LOCALLY 8 WITH GUSTS BY WESTERN LATER, BACKING W AT END BEHIND THE FRONT. SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. W SWELL 4 OR 5 M. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FEW SHOWERS. WIND : W 3 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, SETTING UP NW 5 TO 6 LOCALLY 7 WITH GUSTS OVER WESTERN AT THE END. SEA : ROUGH OR VERY ROUGH. W SWELL 3 TO 4 M. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION.