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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 23RD OF DECEMBER 2024 AT 16:30 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 232200 TO 242200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 in the west towards end of period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 37s78e
Low 971 hPa 59s48e
1. Cold Front: 32s35e 40s43e 50s50e into 59s48e
AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the north-east, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20
but W to SW 10 to 20 in the south, reaching 25 in the south-
east at first.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places,
becoming good from the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, reaching 4.0 to 4.5m in the south at first, with
SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise N to NE 15
to 25, but S to SE 20 to 30 in the west.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in places, with SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east until mid-period,
otherwise E to NE 10 to 20 but S to SE 10 to 20 in the south-
west, spreading to the southern half towards end of period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west towards end of period,
with mainly S to SW swell.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/5
