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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 11TH OF JANUARY 2025 AT 13:30 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 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 1016 hPa 35s08w, High 1020 hPa 29s65e
Low 982 hPa 51s30e
1. Cold Front: 38s17e 40s25e 44s29e 47s32e into 51s30e
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 but SW to W 05 to 10 in the east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the south, otherwise E to NE 05 to 15.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places in the west, otherwise
good.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme south-east.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the east, otherwise N to NW 10 to 20
reaching 25 to 30 in the south-west towards mid-period and
south by the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain in places in the west and
south-west, otherwise good.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Cyclonic 05 to 15 in the west, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20
reaching 25 to 30 in the north-east from mid-period. It will
become anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south towards mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west
until mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and south-east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m
in the south-east at first, with SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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