FQZA83 FAPR 141600

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
14TH OF JANUARY 2026 AT 16:00 UTC.

FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2
BELOW.

NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.

AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 142200 TO 152200 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:
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1. CAPE EAST: S 35 in the south-west, until mid-period.

SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1031 hPa 38s15w, High 1026 hPa 34s61e

Low 976 55s26e

1. Cold front: 29s01e 35s14e 40s20e 45s30e into 55s26e

AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : SE to E 05 to 15.
VIS      : Good, but moderate in rain in places for the first half of
           the period.

ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the north-east.
VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-east
           for the first half of the period.

ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south.
VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain the central and
           south-western parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, spreading to the central parts towards
           mid-period, with S to SE swell.

TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south and south-west.
VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and rain in places in the south-
           west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, spreading to the central parts towards
            the end of the period, with S to SE swell.

TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-west and SW 10 to 20 in the south-
           east, otherwise S to SE 15 to 25.
VIS      : Good, but moderate in rain in the south-eastern parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north and south-east, subsiding from the north
           towards the end of the period, with S to SE swell.

CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the north and north-east but SW
           10 to 20 in the south reaching 25 in the south-west towards the
           end of the period.
VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south
           but in the north-west at first.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east and north-west, drifting to the
           north-east by mid-period, with SW swell.