Bulletinset for METAREA 7
Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-04 05:12:46
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST
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FQZA31 FAPR 031540



WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

03rd OF JANUARY 2026 AT 15:40 UTC.



FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2

BELOW.



NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.

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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE

MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.



AREA 1:

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FORECAST VALID FROM 032200 TO 042200 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:

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Nil.



SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z

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High 1024 hPa 34s02e.

Low  1007 hPa 29s38e, Low 972 hPa 59s27e.



Cold Front: 40s33e, 52s45e, 58s42e, 61s25e into 59s27e.



AREA FORECAST:

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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : E to SE 05 to 15.

VIS      : Good.



ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):

WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but variable 05 to 10 in the north-east.

VIS      : Good.



ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the central south, otherwise, E to SE 10

           to 20.

VIS      : Good.



TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme south-west and north-east at

           first, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.



TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : Cyclonic 05 to 10 in the extreme north, otherwise NW to W 10 to

           20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in a band of showers and rain in the south,

           clearing in the south-east at first.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with W to NW swell.



CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):

WIND     : S to SE 20 to 30 in the north-east, otherwise W to SW 05 to 15,

           but variable 05 to 10 in the south-east.

VIS      : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south

           spreading over the central parts by mid-period.

SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-west but in the north-east at first,

           with W to SW swell.



CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):

WIND     : E to NE 15 to 25 in the north-east reaching 30 at times,

           otherwise, variable 05 to 10, but S to SW 05 to 10 in the south-

           west by mid-period.

VIS      : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north-east,

           but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south at first,

           otherwise, good.

SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, with E to NE swell.



DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):

WIND     : Cyclonic 05 to 15 over the central parts, but S to SW 10 to 20 in

           the west, otherwise, N to NE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the south-

           east.

VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the

           Places in the south at first, but poor in the east.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east subsiding from mid-period, with E

           to NE swell.



MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise NW 05 to 15 in the

           north, reaching 20 to 25 in the north-west, but S to SW 05 to 15

           in the south-west by mid-period.

VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the

           northern parts.



MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):

WIND     : E to NE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-west, but

           variable 05 in the north.

VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in

           places.



MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):

WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-west spreading to the central

           parts, otherwise, NW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in places in

           the south-west at first.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with SW swell.



AREA 2:

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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK

(AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)



26/01/03 AT 1500UTC



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, 26/01/03 AT 1200UTC



- High 1022 hPa near 37S/61E, moving Eastward.



PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/01/03 at 1800UTCto 26/01/04 at

        1800UTC



WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)

Showers and squalls over Western area.

WIND: Anticlockwise 3 to 4, but NE 5 to 6 over Western area.

SEA : Moderate to rough.SW swell 2 to 3 meters abating.

VIS : Poor under precipitation.



AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)

Scattered showers.

WIND: Anticlockwise 3 to 4.

SEA : Rough to very rough. SW swell 3 to 4 meters.

VIS : Good.



CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)

Scattered showers over Southern area.

WIND: W 4 to 6.

SEA : Moderate to rough. SW swell 2 to 3 meters abating.

VIS : Poor in precipitation.



KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)

Scattered showers.

WIND: SW 5 to 7.

SEA : Rough to very rough. SW swell 3 to 4 meters.

VIS : Poor in precipitation.