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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 25TH OF JANUARY 2025 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 251000 TO 261000 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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SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1018 hPa 26s07w
High 1028 hPa 44s30e
Low 997 hPa 42s07e
Low 1002 hPa 19s38e
1. Cold Front: 30s10w 33s05w 35s00e 38s05e 40s10e into 42s07e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to S 05 to 15.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north-west until
mid-period.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 10, but SW to W 05 to 15 in the east.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and thundershowers in the north-
east at times.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east, otherwise E to SE
05 to 15 reaching 20 to 25 in the south-west until mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 in the south-west at first, otherwise S
to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east at times.
VIS : Good, but moderate in the north-east at times.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NW to W 10 to 20 in the north-east during the first half of
the period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the
south-east until mid-period. It will become anti-cyclonic 05
to 15 in the south from mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the north-east
spreading in places over the northern half towards the end of
the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the west at first, with SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south, but SW to S
10 to 20 in the north-east and south-west spreading over the
western half by mid-period and over the eastern half towards
the end of the period. It will become SE 10 to 15 in the west
towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west spreading to the south-east from
mid-period while subsiding in the south-west, with W to NW
swell in the south-west at first, otherwise SW swell.
ENDS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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