{"title":"Bulletinset for METAREA 7","date":"2025-12-12 08:33:13","bulletin":[{"label":"HIGH SEAS FORECAST","content":{"1":"FQZA31 FAPR 120830","2":"WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.","3":"ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE","4":"12TH OF DECEMBER 2025 AT 08:30 UTC.","5":"NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.","6":"======================","7":"COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX\/SEA STATE PLEASE","8":"MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.","9":"AREA 1:","10":"=======","11":"FORECAST VALID FROM 121000 TO 131000 UTC:","12":"WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.","13":"NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.","14":"INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.","15":"WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.","16":"GALE FORCE WARNINGS:","17":"====================","18":"1. TRISTAN: W to NW 35 in the south-west from mid-period.","19":"2. CAPE WEST: W to SW 35 in the south-east moderating during the second half","20":"              of the period.","21":"SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z","22":"=====================","23":"High 1020 hPa 33s10w, High 1020 hPa 34s48e","24":"Low 988 hPa 44s20e","25":"1. Cold Front : 26s03e 32s15e 40s24e into 44s20e","26":"AREA FORECAST:","27":"==============","28":"ASCENSION (06S\/15S, 00E\/20W):","29":"WIND     : SE to E 05 to 15.","30":"VIS      : Good.","31":"ANGOLA (06S\/15S, 00E\/00N):","32":"WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 to 10 in the east.","33":"VIS      : Good.","34":"ST HELENA (15S\/30S, 00E\/20W):","35":"WIND     : N to NW 10 to 20 in the south-west, otherwise E to SE 10 to 15,","36":"           reaching 20 in the east at times.","37":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west.","38":"SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south and south-east, with SW swell.","39":"TRADES (15S\/30S, 00E\/WEST COAST):","40":"WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the south-east.","41":"VIS      : Good.","42":"SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, spreading to the southern half","43":"           during the second half of the period, with SW swell.","44":"TRISTAN (30S\/40S, 00E\/20W):","45":"WIND     : Anticyclonic 05 to 15 in the north and central parts, otherwise W","46":"           to NW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-west from mid-","47":"           period.","48":"VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.","49":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m in the east, with SW swell, but 3.0 to 4.0m in the","50":"           south-west, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m during the second half of the","51":"           period, with NW swell.","52":"CAPE WEST (30S\/40S, 00E\/20E):","53":"WIND     : W to SW 15 to 25, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east moderating","54":"           during the second half of the period.","55":"VIS      : Moderate in showers and rain in places, but good in the west and","56":"           north.","57":"SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the southern parts,","58":"           spreading to the east from mid-period, with W to SW swell."}}]}