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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII, WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 24th OF MAY 2024 AT 16:10 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. TRISTAN: N to NW 35 in the southwest.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1030 hPa 37s05e.
Low 990 hPa 53s05w
Cold front: 45s12w 50s01w into 53s05w
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 10 to 20.
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 at first.
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.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 10 to 20 reaching 25 to 35 in the southwest but
E to SE 10 to 20 in the extreme north.
VIS : Moderate in showers in the south-west and west, otherwise
good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south, with W to NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the south and south west, otherwise SE 10 to
20.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, with S to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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