Severe weather warning for vessels in METAREA VII; report incidents.

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST 20e.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 30TH 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 301000 TO 311000 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 WEST: Cyclonic 35 to 40 in the central parts, drifting to the
east and south-eastern parts by mid-period.

SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1020 hPa 27s08w, High 1024 hPa 41s39e,

Low 1004 hPa 47s13w, Low 1000 hPa 38s12e

1. Cold Front: 37s37w 43s22w 45s10w into 47s13w

2. Cold Front: 33s12e 35s13e 37s14e into 38s12e

AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/