Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-07 05:36:26 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 061600 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 06TH OF FEBRUARY 2026 AT 16:00 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 062200 TO 072200 UTC: GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== 1. TRISTAN: N to NW 35 in the south-west until mid-period. 2. CAPE EAST: N to NW 35 in the south-east. 3. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW to N 35 in the northern parts, drifting to the north-eastern parts towards mid-period SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 28s11w, High 1021 42s14w, High 1021 hPa 35s49e. Low 996 hPa 46s08e, Low 1001 hPa 39s33e, Low 1006 hPa 16s59e. 1. Cold Front: 32s15w 37s16w into 46s08e. 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 : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 but N to NW 15 to 25 in the west and south- west, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers over the south- west, spreading to the central south during the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the central south and east during the first half of the period, otherwise S to SW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the south-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the central south, spreading to the south-east towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south and south-eastern parts during the second half of the period, with SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but poor in showers and thundershowers in places in the eastern parts, including the south-western parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m over the south-eastern parts, with W to NW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NE to N 10 to 15 in the western parts, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 south-west of Madagascar at first. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east at first, 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 at first. 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 : SW 10 to 15 in the extreme north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : SW 05 to 15 in the north-west, otherwise NW to N 05 to 15, reaching 30 to 35 in the northern parts, drifting to the north- eastern parts towards mid-period but reaching 20 to 25 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north, drifting to the east towards mid-period, including the south-western parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north and north-east, with NW SW swell but with SW swell during the second half of the period. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/02/06 AT 1600UTC 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 1200UTC - Thundery low FYTIA 1007 near 27S/62E, slowly moving south-eastwards and filling. - Moderate or fresh Westerly flow with few disturbances in far south of areas. - High 2021 spreading other south of WAM and AMS. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/06 at 1800UTC to 26/02/07 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) Showers and thundersqualls in northeastern. WIND: In far northeastern: Southeast 4 or 5, at times 6. Gusts. Elsewhere : Anticlockwise 3 to 5. SEA : Moderate, becoming locally rough in north-Eastern. VIS : Poor in precipitation. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Rain, showers and thundersqualls in North-Western WIND: Clockwise 4 to 5, locally 6 over North-Western. Variable 3 to 4 elsewhere. SEA : Moderate. VIS : Poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Scattered showers. WIND: Westerly 4 to 6 from north to south, locally 7 at beginning. North 6 to 7 by Western at end. Gusts. SEA : Moderate or rough. South-West swell 3 m over Southern. VIS : Poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Scattered showers. WIND: Westerly 4 to 5, at times 6 with gusts over Southern. SEA : Moderate or rough by South-West swell 3 m. VIS : Poor in precipitation.