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FQZA31 FAPR 031610

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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE
03rd February 2012 AT 16:10 UTC.

FOR SOUTHEAST 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 032200 TO 042200 UTC:

WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METRES. 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 WARNINGS:
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Nil.

SYNOPTIC SITUATION AT 12:00 UTC
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High 1026 hPa 32s22w  High 1026 hPa 34s33e
Low  1002 hPa 47s03w  Low   966 hPa 60s55e

AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W)
WIND     : SE 10 to 15.
VIS      : Good.

ANGOLA    (06S/15S, 00E/WEST COAST)
WIND     : SE 10 to 15 in the south west at first otherwise but S to SW 05 to 15.
VIS      : Good.

ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W)
WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS      : Good.

TRADES    (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST)
WIND     : S to SE 10 to 20 but SW 05 to 10 at times in the extreme east.
VIS      : Moderate to poor in fog patches the extreme east
           in the morning, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.0m in the extreme south-east, SW swell.

TRISTAN   (30S/40S, 00E/20W)
WIND     : NW to W 15 to 25 but SW to S 20 to 30 in the south-west spreading east.
VIS      : Good but moderate with showers in the west spreading east by second period.
SEA STATE: 2.5 to 3.5m in the south-west towards end of period, mainly SW swell.

CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E)
WIND     : S to SE 15 to 25 reaching 30 in the north-east, but NW 10 to 20 in the south-west.
VIS      : Good.
SEA      : 2.5 to 3.0m in the extreme north-east, mainly SW swell.

CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E)
WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20 but NE 10 to 15 in the north.
VIS      : Poor in showers mainly over the central and eastern parts.
SEA      : 2.5 to 3.0m, mainly SW swell.

DURBAN EAST (25S/32.5S, EAST COAST/55E)
WIND     : SE to E 10 to 20 in the west otherwise NE 10 to 20 in the north.
VIS      : Good but moderate in showers and thundershowers in
           the west.

MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND     : E to SE 10 to 15 but S to SW 10 to 15 in the west.
VIS      : Poor in showers and thundershowers, mainly in the south.

MADAGASCAR EAST:
WIND     : E to SE 05 to 15.
VIS      : Good but moderate in showers by mid period.

MARION FORTIES EAST: (40S/50S, 35E/50E)
WIND     : W to SW 15 to 25 becoming NW 15 to 25 in the west spreading to the east by mid period.
VIS      : Moderate with showers at first.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.5, with SW swell.

AREA 2
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA
ACK (AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)

DATE: 12/02/03 AT 1700 UTC

AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (WIND GUSTS MAY BE STRONGER
THAN AVERAGES GIVEN HERE).

PART 1: WARNING :
NIL.

PART 2:  GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 12/02/03 A 1200 UTC :
HIGH 1032 HPA NEAR 42S/86E MOVING EASTWARD 10/15KT.

COLD FRONT AXIS 40S/51E, 45S/61E, 50S/72E, 55S/80E, MOVING EASTWARD
30/35 KT.

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PART 3:  FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 12/02/03 AT 1800 UTC TO 12/02/04
AT 1800 UTC :

WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :
SHOWERS.
WIND: NORTHERLY 4/5 OVER EASTERN AREA VEERING SOUTHERLY 3/4 OVER
      WESTERN AREA.
SEA : MODERATE.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.

AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) :
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
WIND: ANTICLOCKWISE 4/5.
SEA : MODERATE. MODERATE S SWELL.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.

CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) :
RAIN AND SHOWERS.
WIND: WESTERLY 4 TO 6.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH. MODERATE W SWELL.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.

KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) :
SHOWERS.
WIND: NW 5/7 AHEAD THE FRONT BACKING SWESTERLY 5/6 BEHIND.
SEA : MODERATE TO ROUGH.
VIS : POOR IN PRECIPITATIONS.

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