Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-23 01:28:20 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 221500 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY 2026 AT 15:00 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 222200 TO 232200 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. TRISTAN: W to NW 35 south-east from mid-period. 2. CAPE EAST: E to NE 35 in places in the north-west. 3. DURBAN EAST: NE 35 in the extreme south-west from mid-period. 4. MARION FORTIES EAST: SW 25 to 35 in the south-east at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 40s36e Low 1008 hPa 31s07e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 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 : Anticyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in places in the extreme south-west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : SW to W 05 to 15 in the south, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the north-west and south-east where it will reach 30 to 35 from mid-period, drifting to the north-east by the end of the period, otherwise S to SW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in places in the south, becoming SE 20 to 30 in the west by the end of the period. VIS : Good in the north-east at first and in the west from mid-period, otherwise moderate to poor in showers and rain. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, with E to SW swell, but NW swell in the east. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : NE 20 to 30 in the extreme south-east at first, otherwise Cyclonic 05 to 15, but NW 15 to 25 in the south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-east at first and in the extreme south-west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with W to NW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in places in the north-west, becoming cyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme north-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in places in the west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-west, with E to NE swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in places in the east, but NE 15 to 25 in the extreme west, reaching 30 to 35 in the extreme south- west from mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the east and south-west towards the end of the period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE to S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but SW 05 to 15 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. 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 25 to 35 in the south-east at first, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places in the south, but Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-west by the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the south, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/02/22 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, 26/02/22 AT 1200UTC - High 1022 hPa near 40S/35E, almost stationary. - High 1018 hPa near 33s/88E moving Eastward. - Between the two cells, cold front CF axis 30S/61E, 32S/65E, 36S/68E, 38S/69E with low 1007 hPa near 39S/70E, moving slowly southeastward. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/22 at 1800UTC to 26/02/23 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Showers over Northern area. WIND : Becoming gradually anticlockwise 3 to 5 by Western area. SEA : Moderate. SW swell 1,5 to 2 meters. VIS : poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Frontal rain or showers under CF. Squalls. WIND : NW 3 to 5 at times 6 ahead CF, backing S 4/5 behind. Gusts. SEA : moderate or rough. SW swell 1,5 to 2 meters. VIS : poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Scattered showers. WIND : increasing W 4 to 6 , at times 7. Gusts. SEA : Moderate to rough. SW swell 2 to 3 m. VIS : poor in precipitation.