FQZA31 FAPR 011730 WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 01ST OF JANUARY 2026 AT 17:30 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 012200 TO 022200 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 EAST: E to NE 35 in the central north at first. SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z ===================== High 1020 hPa 27s03w High 1020 hPa 44s36e. Low 1002 hPa 34s31e. AREA FORECAST: ============== ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W): WIND : E to SE 05 to 15. VIS : Good. ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N): WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but SW 05 to 10 in the east. VIS : Good. ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 in the south, otherwise E to SE 10 to 20 but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0m in places, subsiding from mid-period, with SW swell. TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST): WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east. VIS : Good. TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W): WIND : Variable 05 in the north-east, otherwise NW to W 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south. VIS : Good becoming moderate in showers and rain in the west from mid- period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the south-west, with SW swell but W to NW swell in the south and west. CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E): WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the east, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10 but NW 10 to 15 in the south-west. VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south-east at first, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0m in the west, with W to SW swell. CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E): WIND : Anticyclonic 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 35 in the central north at first but W to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west where it will become S 15 to 25 from mid- period. VIS : Good but poor in showers and thundershowers in the central north and moderate in showers and rain in the south-west. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-west, with E swell. DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : E to NE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places over the western and central parts but SW 20 to 30 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north- eastern and western parts, otherwise good. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west, with E to NE swell, becoming SW swell from mid-period. MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL: WIND : Variable 05 over the central and eastern parts, otherwise N to NE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the extreme south-west. VIS : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north. MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E): WIND : Variable 05 in the north, otherwise E to NE 10 to 20. VIS : Good but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in the north and extreme west. MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E): WIND : S to SW 10 to 20 in the east at first, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10. It will become N to NW 10 to 20 in the west and south from mid-period reaching 25 in the south-west towards the end of the period. VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west in the second half of the period. SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east for the first half of the period, with SW swell. AREA 2: ======= MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN) 26/01/01 AT 1730UTC AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be about 40% stronger than the averages given here). PART 1: WARNING - Gale force 8 expected over CRO later. PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 26/01/01 AT 1200UTC - Cold front CF axis 29S/71E, 38S/80E, 42S/81E associated with a low 992 hPa filling near 41S/75E, moving slowly south-eastward. - Cold front CG axis 38S/51E, 45S/54E, 49S/71E, 52S/73E, moving eastward. PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 26/01/01 at 1800UTC to 26/01/02 at 1800UTC WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E) WIND : south-east 5 to 6 over south-eastern area and anticlockwise 3 to 4 elsewhere. SEA : moderate to rough and very rough over far south-eastern area later. South-easterly swell 1 to 3 m abating, south-westerly swell 1.5 to 2.5 m arriving over southern increasing 3 to 4 m at the end over southern. VIS : Often good. AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E) Rain, showers and squalls over far southern at first WIND : W 4/5 increasing 6 locally 7 over southern area at first. SEA : moderate to rough, locally very rough. Crossed seas 2 to 3 m locally 4 m. SW swell arriving 2 to 3 m at end. VIS : poor to very poor in precipitation. CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E) Rain, showers and squalls over eastern at first WIND : South-westerly 5 to 6 locally 7, increasing south-westerly 6 to 7 locally 8 later. SEA : Rough to very rough, with a south-westerly swell 2 to 3 m increasing 3 to 5 m. VIS : poor in precipitation. KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E) Rain, showers and squalls over far eastern at first, then rain, showers and squalls arriving over the western over CG. WIND : W 4/5 then increasing 6/7 later. SEA : Moderate to rough becoming rough to very rough over western later. Swell 2 to 3 m arriving over south-western at end. VIS : Poor to very poor during precipitation.