Weather bulletin warns of severe conditions in Metarea VII.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII E OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
28TH OF DECEMBER 2024 AT 08:30 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 281000 TO 291000 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: S TO SW 35 IN THE SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST.

SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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HIGH 1024 HPA 42S22W, HIGH 1020 HPA 43S20E, HIGH 1025 HPA 37S68E,

LOW 1004 HPA 40S08W, LOW 980 HPA 50S55E

1. COLD FRONT: 27S08W 35S0S01W INTO 40S08W

2. COLD FRONT: 42S43E 45S55E INTO 50S55E

AREA FORECAST:
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CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : E TO NE 10 TO 15 IN THE NORTH-EAST, OTHERWISE N TO NW 15 TO 25
BUT SE TO E 15 TO 25 IN THE WESTERN HALF, REACHING 30 AT TIMES
IN THE WEST FROM MID-PERIOD.
VIS : MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS AT TIMES.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH AT FIRST, WITH W TO SW SWELL.

DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : VARIABLE 05 TO 10 IN THE NORTH OTHERWISE E TO NE 15 TO 25, BUT
SW TO S 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, WHERE IT WILL BECOME SE 10
TO 20 FRO