FQZA83 FAPR 081630

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
08TH OF APRIL 2025 AT 16:30 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 082200 TO 092200 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. TRISTAN: SE 35 to 40 in the south-west.

SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1030 hPa 43s05w

Low 1015 hPa 28s09e, Low 1012 hPa 35s20w

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 SW 05 to 15 in the east.
VIS      : Good.

ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the south-east, otherwise E to NE
           05 to 15, but NW to N 15 to 25 in the south-west.
VIS      : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in the south-west.

TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the central parts, otherwise S to SE 05
           to 15 reaching 20 in the north-east at first.
VIS      : Good.

TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : NW 10 to 20 in the north-west but SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 to
           40 in the south-west, otherwise E to NE 15 to 25, becoming
           cyclonic 15 to 25 in the north-west and central southern parts
           towards the end of the period.
VIS      : Good but Moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
           places in the west, spreading to the east from mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south and west, reaching 4.5 to 5.5m in the
           South-west but 6.0 to 6.5m in the extreme south-west at first,
           with E to SE swell.

CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND     : W to NW 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise SE to E 10 to 20
           reaching 25 in the central and eastern half at first but anti-
           cyclonic 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west from mid-period.
VIS      : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in places in
           the north and east.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east, with S to SW swell.