FQZA83 FAPR 011600

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
01ST OF MAY 2025 AT 16:00 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 012200 TO 022200 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 1028 hPa 38s03e.

Low 992 hPa 46s42e.
Low 998 hPa 42s31e.

1. Cold Front: 34s22e 36s30e 40s33e into 42s31e.

AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : E to SE 10 to 15.
VIS      : Good.

ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 but SW to W 05 to 10 in the north-east.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south at first, with S to SW swell.

ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise N to NE 10 to 20
           but NW 15 to 25 in the south-west.
VIS      : Good but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south-
           west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, with SW swell.

TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north and east reaching 4.0m in the south-
           east, with S to SE swell.

TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : N to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the south-east and south-west.
VIS      : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers
           and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, except in the north-east, reaching 5.0m in the
           south-west, with NW to W swell.

CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND     : SW 20 to 30 in the south-east for the first half of the
           period, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 15 but SE 10 to 20 in the
           extreme north. It will become NW 15 to 25 in the south-west
           from mid-period.
VIS      : Moderate in showers and rain in the south-east at first,
           otherwise good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-
           west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the eastern parts reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the
           south-east, with SW swell. It will become 3.0m with NW swell
           in the south-west towards the end of the period.