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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 18TH OF JANUARY 2025 AT 08:30 UTC.
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.
FORECAST VALID FROM 181000 TO 191000 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 06:00Z
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High 1018 hPa 32s00e, High 1019 hPa 35s44e
Low 1004 hPa 41s06e
1. Cold Front: 26s14w 35s02e into 41s06e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 05 to 15.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme north-
west.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW to W 05 to 10 in the east.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
the north and east.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, otherwise E to SE 05
to 15 but N to NW 05 to 15 in the south-east.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places
