{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2025-02-22 14:13:28","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 221330","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY","4":"2025 AT 13:30 UTC.","5":"FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA","6":"2 BELOW.","7":"NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.","8":"======================","9":"COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX\/SEA STATE PLEASE","10":"MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.","11":"AREA 1:","12":"=======","13":"FORECAST VALID FROM 222200 TO 232200 UTC:","14":"WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES","15":"LESS THAN 3M.","16":"NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.","17":"INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.","18":"WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED","19":"BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.","20":"GALE FORCE WARNINGS:","21":"====================","22":"1. MARION FORTIES EAST: W TO NW 35 IN THE CENTRAL PARTS, SPREADING TO","23":"THE SOUTH-EAST TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.","24":"SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z","25":"=====================","26":"HIGH 1025 HPA 35S18W, HIGH 1032 HPA 39S58E","27":"LOW   967 HPA 61S04E, LOW  1008 HPA 42S33E","28":"1. COLD FRONT: 35S02W 40S09E 45S20E 50S25E INTO 61S04E","29":"2. COLD FRONT: 34S31E 40S36E INTO 42S33E","30":"AREA FORECAST:","31":"==============","32":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","33":"WIND     : SE TO E 10 TO 20.","34":"VIS          : GOOD.","35":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","36":"WIND     : S TO SE 05 TO 15, BUT SW TO W 05 TO 10 IN THE EAST.","37":"VIS          : GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND","38":"THUNDERSHOWERS IN THE NORTH AND NORTH-EAST.","39":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","40":"WIND     : E TO SE 10 TO 20, BUT VARIABLE 05 TO 10 IN THE EAST AT","41":"FIRST.","42":"VIS          : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN PLACES IN","43":"THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS.","44":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","45":"WIND     : S TO SE 10 TO 20 REACHING 25 IN THE SOUTH-EAST TOWARDS END","46":"OF PERIOD.","47":"VIS          : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS IN PLACES IN THE SOUTH","48":"AND WEST.","49":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","50":"WIND     : SW 10 TO 20 IN THE SOUTH-EAST AT FIRST, OTHERWISE S TO SE","51":"10 TO 20 BUT NW 10 TO 20 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, WHERE IT WILL REACH 25","52":"TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.","53":"VIS          : GOOD, BECOMING MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE","54":"SOUTH-WEST TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.","55":"SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH-EAST, BUT IN THE SOUTH-WEST","56":"TOWARDS MID-PERIOD, WITH SW SWELL.","57":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","58":"WIND     : W TO SW 05 TO 15 REACHING 20 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH-EAST UNTIL","59":"MID-PERIOD, BUT S TO SE 10 TO 20 IN THE NORTH, REACHING 25 IN THE","60":"EAST AND NORTH-EAST TOWARDS END OF PERIOD.","61":"VIS          : GOOD, BUT MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE","62":"SOUTH-EAST UNTIL TOWARDS END OF PERIOD.","63":"SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH, WITH SW SWELL.","64":"CAPE EAST (32.5S\/40S, 20E\/50E):","65":"WIND     : W TO SW 10 TO 20 IN THE WEST, OTHERWISE E TO NE 15 TO 25","66":"BUT NW 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH-WEST, DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS","67":"MID-PERIOD.","68":"VIS          : GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND","69":"THUNDERSHOWERS IN PLACES IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS.","70":"SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M, WITH S TO SW SWELL BUT WITH E TO NE SWELL IN","71":"THE CENTRAL PARTS.","72":"DURBAN EAST (32.5S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","73":"WIND     : S TO SE 10 TO 20 IN THE WEST, OTHERWISE E TO NE 15 TO 25,","74":"BUT SW 15 TO 25 IN THE EXTREME WEST.","75":"VIS          : MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN","76":"PLACES.","77":"SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M, REACHING 4.0M IN THE CENTRAL PARTS AT FIRST,","78":"WITH SE TO E SWELL.","79":"MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:","80":"WIND     : CYCLONIC 15 TO 25 IN THE SOUTH, OTHERWISE NW TO N 15 TO 25","81":"REACHING 30 IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.","82":"VIS          : MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN","83":"PLACES.","84":"SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH, SPREADING TO CENTRAL PARTS BY","85":"MID-PERIOD, WITH S TO SE SWELL.","86":"MADAGASCAR EAST (10S\/25S, EAST COAST\/55E):","87":"WIND     : W TO NW 10 TO 20 IN THE NORTH, OTHERWISE E TO NE 10 TO 20,","88":"REACHING 25 TO 30 IN THE SOUTH-WEST.","89":"VIS         : MODERATE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN PLACES.","90":"SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 3.5M IN THE SOUTH, WITH S TO SE SWELL.","91":"MARION FORTIES EAST (40S\/50S, 35E\/50E):","92":"WIND     : W TO NW 15 TO 25, REACHING 30 TO 35 IN THE CENTRAL PARTS,","93":"SPREADING TO THE SOUTH-EAST TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.","94":"VIS          : GOOD, BUT MODERATE TO POOR IN SHOWERS AND RAIN IN THE","95":"SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS, SPREADING TO THE CENTRAL AND","96":"SOUTH-EASTERN PARTS TOWARDS MID-PERIOD.","97":"SEA STATE: 3.0 TO 4.0M, WITH W TO SW SWELL.","98":"AREA 2:","99":"=======","100":"MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE\/LA REUNION ON AREA","101":"ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)","102":"2025\/02\/22 AT 0600UTC","103":"AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE ABOUT 40%","104":"STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).","105":"PART 1: WARNING","106":"- NIL.","107":"PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, 25\/02\/22 AT 0000UTC","108":"- HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 40S\/56E, EXPECTED 1032 HPA NEAR 40S\/60E AT THE","109":"END.","110":"PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 25\/02\/22 AT 0600UTC TO 25\/02\/23 AT","111":"0600UTC","112":"WAM (30S\/40S, 50E\/65E)","113":"RARE SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTHERN.","114":"WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 OR 3 INCREASING EAST 4 TO 6 OVER NORTHERN ZONE.","115":"SEA   : MODERATE TO ROUGH. SOUTHWEST SWELL, 2.5 M GRADUALLY ABATING","116":"OVER WESTERN ZONE. SLIGHT S SWELL OVER SOUTHERN ZONE AT END OF TERM.","117":"VIS    : AVERAGE UNDER PRECIPITATION.","118":"AMS (30S\/40S, 65E\/80E)","119":"SHOWERS, MORE FREQUENT OVER NORTHEASTERN ZONE.","120":"WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 4 INCREASING SOUTH 4 TO 5 OVER EASTERN ZONE.","121":"SEA    : ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. LONG SW SWELL 3 TO 4 M.","122":"VIS     : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.","123":"CRO (40S\/50S, 50E\/65E)","124":"SHOWERS MORE FREQUENT OVER SOUTHERN ZONE.","125":"WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 2 TO 3 OVER FAR NORTHERN ZONE INCREASNG EAST 5 TO","126":"7 OVER SOUTHERN ZONE.","127":"SEA    : MODERATE TO ROUGH, LOCALLY VERY ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN ZONE.","128":"LONG SW TO W SWELL, 2 TO 4 M ABATING AT END OF TERM.","129":"VIS     : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.","130":"KER (40S\/50S, 65E\/80E)","131":"SCATTERED SHOWERS MORE FREQUENT OVER SOUTH-EASTERN ZONE.","132":"WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY 7 OVER","133":"SOUTHERN AREA.","134":"SEA    : STRONG TO VERY STRONG BECOMING MODERATE TO STRONG. LONG W","135":"SWELL 2 TO 4 M.","136":"VIS     : POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.","137":"WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS EMAIL MAY CONTAIN","138":"PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. 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