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FQZA83 FAPR 221700



WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. WEST OF 20E.

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE

22nd OF APRIL 2024 AT 17:00 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 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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Nil.



SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z

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Low  1008 hPa 38s23e

High 1018 hPa 40s40e



AREA FORECAST:

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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : E to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.



ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 15 but W to SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east.

VIS      : Good but moderate in thundershowers in the north-east.



ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the west.



TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):

WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good.



TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):

WIND     : S to SW 10 to 20 in the east and extreme south-west, otherwise

           N to NW 10 to 20 spreading eastward.

VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places in the west,

           spreading to the central parts.

SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-west, SW swell.



CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):

WIND     : W to NW 05 to 15 in the extreme east and south-west, otherwise

           W to SW 10 to 20.

VIS      : Good becoming moderate in the extreme west and east.





AREA 2:

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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)



DATE: 24/04/22 AT 1700 UTC



AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE STRONGER

THAN AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).



PART 1: WARNING :

LOC GALE FORCE 8 OVER SOUTH CRO.



PART 2:  GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/04/22 AT 1200 UTC :

- LOW DEEPENING 1004 HPA NEAR 39S/67E WITH ASSOCIATED CF FRONT,

EXPECTED 996HPA NEAR 46S/78E AT 23/04 AT 06H UT.

- LOW 1012HPA AROUND 34S/56E MOVING EASTWARD AND FILLING.



PART 3:  FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 22/04/24 AT 1800 UTC TO 23/04/24

AT 1800 UTC :



WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :

RAIN, SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT TIMES IN THE EAST.

STRONG GUSTS IN THE SOUTH-EAST.

WIND : NORTH HALF: CLOCKWISE 2/4, BECOMING LATER SOUTH-EAST 4 TO 6 FROM

       NORTH TO SOUTH IN WEST AND VARIABLE 2/3 IN EAST.

       SOUTH HALF: SOUTH TO SOUTH-EAST 3/4, REACHING 5 LOCALLY 6 OVER THE

       NORTH OF THE AREA.

SEA: ROUGH, BUT MODERATE IN THE FAR NORTH. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL

            2/4M.

VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.



AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) : RAIN, FRONTAL SHOWERS, LOC THUNDER SQUALLS.

WIND : NORTHERLY 5 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT, BACKING

       NORTH-WESTERLY 4 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THEN BECOMING VARIABLE

       2/4 DURING THE DAY OVER THE SOUTH-WESTERN HALF.

SEA: ROUGH, BUT MODERATE IN THE FAR NORTH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE

     SOUTH-EAST. SOUTH-WESTERLY SWELL 2/3M BUT WESTERLY TO NORTH-WESTERLY

     SWELL 2/4M IN THE SOUTH-EAST BEHIND THE FRONT.

VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.



CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) : SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOC SNOW IN FAR SOUTH.

WIND : WESTERLY 4 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, LOCALLY REACHING 8 IN THE FAR

      SOUTH.

SEA: ROUGH TO HIGH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH.

     SOUTHWEST SWELL 2/4M, INCREASING SOON 4/7M FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

VISI: POOR TO VERY POOR.



KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) : RAIN, FRONTAL SHOWERS, THUNDER SQUALLS THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AT THE END, LOC SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTH. STRONG GUSTS IN THE EAST.

WIND : CLOCKWISE 6/7 WITH STRONG GUSTS, SOON BECOMING FROM THE WEST

       WESTERLY 4 TO 7 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

SEA: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH, LATER BECOMING HIGH IN THE SOUTH-WEST. SW SWELL

     OF 3/5M BUT W SWELL OF 3/4M IN THE EXTREME EAST OF THE AREA.

VISI : POOR TO VERY POOR UNDER PRECIPITATION.