Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-04 16:30:41 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 041610 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 04th OF FEBRUARY 2026 AT 16:10 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 042200 TO 052200 UTC: GALE FORCE WARNINGS: ==================== Nil. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1025 hPa 35s03w High 1019 hPa 37s41e. Cold Front: 48s44e 50s55e 55s57e into 58s54e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : NE 05 to 10 in the south-west, but S 05 to 10 in the north-east from mid-period, otherwise SE to E 05 to 10. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SW 05 to 10 but S to SE 05 to 10 in the extreme south-west. It will become W to NW 05 to 10 in the north-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15, but NE 05 to 15 in the south-west and spreading Eastwards from mid-period. VIS : Poor in intermittent light rain until mid-period, otherwise good. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, becoming S to SW 05 to 15 in the extreme north from mid-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 south-west drifting to the south- east. It will become SW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the south-west and central parts spreading eastwards. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-west spreading to the south-east by the end of the period, with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 becoming S to SW 05 to 15 from mid-period and NW 15 to 20 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers over the south- east and central-eastern parts until mid-period, otherwise good. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the east, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20, becoming S to SW 10 to 20 in the extreme west from mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the west, otherwise good. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-central parts during the first half of the period, but NE to E 10 to 20 in the west reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme south-west from mid-period, otherwise SE to S 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the extreme north-east by mid-period. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the extreme east, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 m in the extreme east, with SE swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE 10 to 20 in the south reaching 25 in the south-east, but W 05 to 10 in the extreme north, otherwise S to SW 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the reaching 25 in the extreme south-east. VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S 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 poor in mist and drizzle in the extreme north until mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0 m in the south, with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/02/04 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, 26/02/04 AT 1200UTC - COLD FRONT CF AXIS 32S/65E, 34S/70E, 38S/80E, ALMOST STATIONARY. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/04 AT 1800UTC TO 26/02/05 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OVER FAR NORTHERN. WIND : ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 OVER THE SOUTHERN BUT EASTERLY 5 TO 6 OVER NORTHERN. SEA : MODERATE. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL OF 1.5 TO 2 METRES, SUBSIDING. VISI : GOOD BUT POOR TO VERY POOR DURING PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) RAIN, SQUALLS AND FRONTAL SHOWERS UNDER CF. WIND : NW TO N 4 TO 6 AHEAD CF OVER EASTERN AREA BUT VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BEHIND OVER WESTERN AREA. SEA : MODERATE. SW SWELL 1 TO 2 METERS ABATING. VISI : POOR TO VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND : WESTERLY 3/5 LOCALLY 6 OVER FAR SOUTHERN AREA. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA. VISI : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND : WESTERLY TO NW 3/5 LOCALLY 6 OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SW SWELL 2 TO 3 METERS OVER SOUTHERN AREA AT END. VISI : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATIONS.=