WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY
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 222200 TO 232200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W TO NW 35 IN THE CENTRAL PARTS, SPREADING TO
THE SOUTH-EAST TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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HIGH 1025 HPA 35S18W, HIGH 1032 HPA 39S58E
LOW 967 HPA 61S04E, LOW 1008 HPA 42S33E
1. COLD FRONT: 35S02W 40S09E 45S20E 50S25E INTO 61S04E
2. COLD FRONT: 34S31E 40S36E INTO 42S33E
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE TO E 10 TO 20.
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, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE NORTH AND NORTH-EAST.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E TO SE 10 TO 20, BUT VARIABLE 05 TO 10 IN THE EAST AT
FIRST.
VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN PLACES IN
THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S TO SE 10 TO 20 REACHING 25 IN THE SOUTH-EAST TOWARDS END
OF PERIOD.
VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS IN PLACES IN THE SOUTH
AND WEST.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW 10 TO 20 IN THE SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE S TO SE
10 TO 20 BUT NW 10 TO 20 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, WHERE IT WILL REACH 25
TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.
VIS : GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE
SOUTH-WEST TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH-EAST, BUT IN THE SOUTH-WEST
TOWARDS MID-PERIOD, WITH SW SWELL.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W TO SW 05 TO 15 REACHING 20 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH-EAST UNTIL
MID-PERIOD, BUT S TO SE 10 TO 20 IN THE NORTH, REACHING 25 IN THE
EAST AND NORTH-EAST TOWARDS END OF PERIOD.
VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE
SOUTH-EAST UNTIL TOWARDS END OF PERIOD.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH, WITH SW SWELL.
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : W TO SW 10 TO 20 IN THE WEST, OTHERWISE E TO NE 15 TO 25
BUT NW 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS
MID-PERIOD.
VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSHOWERS IN PLACES IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M, WITH S TO SW SWELL BUT WITH E TO NE SWELL IN
THE CENTRAL PARTS.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : S TO SE 10 TO 20 IN THE WEST, OTHERWISE E TO NE 15 TO 25,
BUT SW 15 TO 25 IN THE EXTREME WEST.
VIS : MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN
PLACES.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M, REACHING 4.0M IN THE CENTRAL PARTS AT FIRST,
WITH SE TO E SWELL.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : CYCLONIC 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH, OTHERWISE NW TO N 15 TO 25
REACHING 30 IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.
VIS : MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN
PLACES.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH, SPREADING TO CENTRAL PARTS BY
MID-PERIOD, WITH S TO SE SWELL.
MADAGASCAR EAST (10S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : W TO NW 10 TO 20 IN THE NORTH, OTHERWISE E TO NE 10 TO 20,
REACHING 25 TO 30 IN THE SOUTH-WEST.
VIS : MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN PLACES.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH, WITH S TO SE SWELL.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : W TO NW 15 TO 25, REACHING 30 TO 35 IN THE CENTRAL PARTS,
SPREADING TO THE SOUTH-EAST TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.
VIS : GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS, SPREADING TO THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTH-EASTERN PARTS TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.
SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 4.0M, WITH W TO SW SWELL.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA
ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
2025/02/22 AT 0600UTC
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%
STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).
PART 1: WARNING
- NIL.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25/02/22 AT 0000UTC
- HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 40S/56E, EXPECTED 1032 HPA NEAR 40S/60E AT THE
END.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25/02/22 AT 0600UTC TO 25/02/23 AT
0600UTC
WAM (30S/40S, 50E/65E)
RARE SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTHERN.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 OR 3 INCREASING EAST 4 TO 6 OVER NORTHERN ZONE.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SOUTHWEST SWELL, 2.5 M GRADUALLY ABATING
OVER WESTERN ZONE. SLIGHT S SWELL OVER SOUTHERN ZONE AT END OF TERM.
VIS : AVERAGE UNDER PRECIPITATION.
AMS (30S/40S, 65E/80E)
SHOWERS, MORE FREQUENT OVER NORTHEASTERN ZONE.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 INCREASING SOUTH 4 TO 5 OVER EASTERN ZONE.
SEA : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M.
VIS : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.
CRO (40S/50S, 50E/65E)
SHOWERS MORE FREQUENT OVER SOUTHERN ZONE.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 3 OVER FAR NORTHERN ZONE INCREASNG EAST 5 TO
7 OVER SOUTHERN ZONE.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN ZONE.
LONG SW TO W SWELL, 2 TO 4 M ABATING AT END OF TERM.
VIS : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.
KER (40S/50S, 65E/80E)
SCATTERED SHOWERS MORE FREQUENT OVER SOUTH-EASTERN ZONE.
WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY 7 OVER
SOUTHERN AREA.
SEA : STRONG TO VERY STRONG BECOMING MODERATE TO STRONG. LONG W
SWELL 2 TO 4 M.
VIS : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.
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