Bulletinset for METAREA 7 Edition date (UTC): 2026-02-20 21:21:35 ============================ HIGH SEAS FORECAST ============================ FQZA31 FAPR 201700 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY 2026 AT 17:00 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 202200 TO 212200 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: Cyclonic reaching 35kt in the south-west at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1027 hPa 42s13e Low 993 hPa 49s20w, Low 978 hPa 48s64e 1. Cold front: 28s02e 34s04e into 33s01w. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : SE 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 : SW 15 to 25 in the south-east, otherwise SE to S 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in rain and showers in the south-east at first. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, reaching 4.0m at first. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : NW to W 15 to 25 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in rain and thundershowers in the south- west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west during the first half of the period with a SW swell. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the east at first, moderate to 10 to 20 from the second half of the period, but NW 15 to 25 in the extreme-west drifting to the west during the second half of the period. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain over the eastern parts and south-western parts clearing in the east from the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m during the first half of the period, with S to SE swell, and 3.0m in the south- west with NW swell. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : Cyclonic 20 to 30 in the west, reaching 35 in the south-west at first, otherwise SE 15 to 25. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in thundershowers and rain in the west and south. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m with E to SE swell reaching 4.0 to 5.0m in the south- west at first, but NW in the north-west. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : E to SE 15 to 25 in the west spreading to the central towards the second half of the period, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate in the showers and rain over the central parts. SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.0m with SE swell in the west. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west and south-east, otherwise SE 10 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the east and over the extreme south-west. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : SE 15 to 25 in the south otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain at times. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : W 15 to 25 in the south, spreading to the north-west towards mid-period, otherwise variable 05 to 10. VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west drifting to the south-east towards the end of the period. SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.0m in the south, reaching 3.5 to 4.0m in the extreme south, with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/02/20 AT 1600UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE). PART 1: WARNING - VIOLENT STORM FORCE 11 OVER KER. - GALE FORCE 8 OVER CRO. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/02/20 AT 1200UTC - EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW 10 (GEZANI) 978 HPA NEAR 49S/63E, WITH SQUALLY WEATHER. MOVING QUICKLY EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD. EXPECTED 972 HPA NEAR 52S/86E AT 06 UTC THE 02/21. - HIGH 1024 HPA NEAR 36S/84E, MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. - ARRIVAL OF A HIGH 1020 HPA BY WESTERN CRO. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/02/20 AT 1800UTC TO 26/02/21 AT 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: VARIABLE 3 TO 5. SEA: MODERATE, ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN. SOUTH-WESTERLY 3 M OVER SOUTHERN. VISI: POOR IN PRECIPITATION. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) SCATTERED SHOWERS. WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4, LOCALLY NW 5 TO 6 OVER SOUTHERN AREA. SEA: MODERATE, ROUGH OVER FAR SOUTHERN. SOUTH-WEST SWELL 3 M OVER SOUTH-WESTERN AT END. VISI: MODERATE IN PRECIPITATION. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERY OVER SOUTH-EASTERN AT BEGINNING. WIND: SOUTH-WEST 7 TO 8 OVER SOUTH-EASTERN AT BEGINNING, SETTING-UP ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 5 BY WESTERN. WEST TO NORTH-WEST 6 TO 7 OVER SOUTHERN DURING THE DAY. GUSTS. SEA: VERY ROUGH TO HIGH BECOMING ROUGH BY WESTERN. CYCLONIC SWELL 4 TO 6 M, OVER EASTERN ABATING. VISI: VERY POOR IN PRECIPITATION. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. WIND : CLOCKWISE 8 TO 9, INCREASING 10 TO 11WESTERN CENTRE OF EX-GEZANI. VIOLENT GUSTS. SOUTH-WEST 5 TO 6 BEHIND THE LOW THEN BECOMING ANTICLOCKWISE 3 TO 4 OVER NORTH-WESTERN AT END. SEA : VERY ROUGH TO HIGH, LOCALLY VERY HIGH OVER SOUTH-EASTERN IN THE MORNING, BECOMING ROUGH BY WESTERN AT END. CYCLONIC SWELL 4 TO 6 M RUNNING WEST TO EAST. VISI : VERY POOR.