Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-01-24 09:34:14 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 240830 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 24TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 08:30 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 241000 TO 251000 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: SW to W 35 in the south-east until mid-period. 2. MARION FORTIES EAST: NW 35 in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z ===================== High 1022 hPa 33s18w, High 1030 hPa 41s76e Low 958 hPa 62s13e, Low 992 hPa 48s23e 1. Cold Front: 37s15w 40s03w 45s04e 50s09e into 62s13e 2. Cold Front: 39s23e 42s31e into 48s23e AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE to E 10 to 20. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the extreme east at times. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south and west. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east, but in the north-east towards mid-period. VIS : Good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east until mid-period, with S to SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-west, otherwise SW to W 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the central parts, but in the western parts towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with SW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 the north-east, otherwise SW to W 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 35 in the south-east until mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south until towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the north-east, but 3.0 to 4.0m in the southern parts, with S to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 in the south-west, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15, becoming NE 05 to 15 in the extreme north-west towards mid-period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the central and south-western parts at first, with S to SW swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but NE to E 10 to 20 in the east and west, reaching 25 in the extreme south-west at times. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m reaching 4.0m in the south-west until mid-period, with S to SW swell. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : NW to W 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east but variable 05 to 10 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the northern parts, but in the south-eastern and central parts towards mid-period. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south towards the end of the period, with S to SW swell. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : NW to W 10 to 20 in the extreme north, otherwise NE to N 05 to 15 reaching 20 in the extreme south-east until mid-period. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-west from mid-period, spreading to the south-east towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west towards mid-period, spreading to the east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, with W to SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 2026/01/24 AT 0500UTC 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, 2026/01/24 AT 0000UTC - COLD FRONT AXIS 32S/37E, 40S/50E, 50S/58E, 53S/63E, STEADILY MOVING EASTWARD. - UNSETTLED SLOW-MOVING FRONT OVER WAM AND WESTERN AMS. - HIGH 1030 NEAR 42S/74E, SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD. - HIGH PRESSURE AREA SOON OVER CRO. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 2026/01/24 AT 0600UTC TO 2026/01/25 AT 0600UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SHOWERS AND SQUALLS LOCALLY THUNDERY. WIND: N 4/5, BACKING S 4/5 BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTS WITH SQUALLS. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. VIS : POOR OR VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS, MORE FREQUENT OVER WESTERN. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4, AT TIME 5. SEA : MODERATE OR ROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST. VIS : MODERATE TO POOR IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS. WIND: NW 5/6 AHEAD OF THE FRONT AT TIMES 7 WITH GUSTS, BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3/4 BEHIND AT TIMES 5. SEA : ROUGH LOCALLY MODERATE OVER FAR NORTH-EASTERN, BUT VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN BY WESTERLY SWELL 3 TO 4M. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) FRONTAL RAIN AND SHOWERS SPREADING FROM WEST. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 OVER NORTH-EASTERN, BUT NW 5/6 AHEAD OF THE FRONT AT TIMES 7 WITH GUSTS BACKING SOUTHERLY 3/4 BEHIND AT TIMES 5. SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, BUT VERY ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATION.