AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 11TH OF DECEMBER 2024 AT 17:10 UTC.
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 112200 TO 122200 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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Nil.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 29s05w, High 1019 hPa 29s53e
Low 1014 hPa 40s39w, Low 984 hPa 53s03e, Low 960 hPa 54s34e, Low 974 hPa 49s45e
1. Cold Front: 37s41w 38s38w 39s39w into 40s39w 2. Cold Front: 42s01e 46s04e 50s04e into 53s03e 3. Cold Front: 57s47e 53s59e 48s69e into 54s34e, 3. Cold Front: 39s41e 43s47e 47s48e into 49s45e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 05 to 15.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 becoming W to SW 05 to 10 in the east.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
the east at times.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10
