FQZA83 FAPR 241330

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
24th OF DECEMBER 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 242200 TO 252200 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: NW to N 35 in the north-east at first.

SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1023 hPa 37s10e

Low 1006 hPa 45s46e, Low 1005 19s36e

1. Cold Front: 33s35e 39s39e 43s43e into 45s46e.

AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : E to SE 05 to 15.
VIS      : Good.

ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15.
VIS      : Good.

ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : NE to E 05 to 15, becoming variable 05 to 10 over the central
           parts from mid-period.
VIS      : Good.

TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND     : S to SE 05 to 15, reaching 20 to 25 in the south-east.
VIS      : Good.

TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND     : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east, otherwise NW to W 10 to 20,
           reaching 25 in places in the south-west.
VIS      : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-
           west and the north-eastern parts.

CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 in the east reaching 25 to 30 in the north-
           east, otherwise anticyclonic 05 to 10 over the north-western and
           central parts, but NW to W 10 to 20 in the south-west.
VIS      : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east subsiding from mid-period, with S
           to SE swell.