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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII EAST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 19TH OF DECEMBER 2024 AT 17:00 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 192200 TO 202200 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: W to SW 35 to 40 in the south-east at first.
2. MARION FORTIES EAST: SW 35 to 40 in the east and north-east at first,
but NW 35 in the south-west towards mid-period,
drifting to the southern and central parts
towards end of period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1025 hPa 36s14w, High 1025 hPa 27s04w,, High 1022 hPa 38s30e
Low 955 hPa 58s09w, Low 977 hPa 46s54e
1. Cold Front: 33s06w 40s12e 50s15e into 58s09w 2. Cold Front: 31s48e 35s54e 40s60e into 46s54e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 in the north, otherwise W to SW 15 to 25
reaching 30 to 40 in the south-east at first but NW 15 to 25
in the west, drifting to the south towards mid-period. It will
become S to SE 05 to 15 in the extreme west by end of pe
