AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII, WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 15th OF MAY 2024 AT 08:30 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 151000 TO 161000 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: W to NW 35 in the south-east, as well as in the south-west in
the second half of the period.
2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 to 40 in the south-west spreading towards the
south-east by the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1030 hPa 33s48e.
Low 976 hPa 44s06w Low 976 hPa 54s24e.
1. Cold Front: 29s22w 35s10w 40s03w into 44s06w.
2. Cold Front: 39s31e 45s33e 50s32e into 54s24e.
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 10 in the extreme south-east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but N to NW 15 to 25 in the south-west
reaching 30 in the extreme south-west in the first half of the
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in a band of showers in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the extreme south-west, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but anti-cyclonic 05 in the south-west.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the south-east, as well
as in the south-west in the second half of the period.
VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate to poor in showers
and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in places in the south, SE
swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20 in the north-east, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25
reaching 35 to 40 in the south-west spreading towards the
south-east by the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in the south-west spreading towards the
south-east by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the extreme
south, W to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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