AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII. WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 23rd OF MAY 2024 AT 17:30 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 232200 TO 242200 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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High 1032 hPa 36s04w High 1030 hPa 32s51e.
Low 1014 hPa 35s30e Low 1018 hPa 25s14w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 10 to 15 reaching 20 in the west from mid-period.
VIS : Good but moderate in light showers in the west.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south-east but NE 10 to 20
in the south-west.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with SE swell, subsiding from
mid-period.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20 reaching 25 in the south.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in places in the south, with S swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 10 over the south-eastern parts at first,
otherwise N to NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the south but
E to SE 10 to 20 in the extreme north.
VIS : Moderate in showers in the south-west, otherwise good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south from mid-period, with W to NW
swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 over the southern and central parts,
otherwise S to SE 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 30 in the north-
east. It will become NW 15 to 25 in the south-west from mid-
period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the north-east, with S to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO
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