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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 25th 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 251000 TO 261000 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: NW 35 in the south.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 34s03e 1030 hPa
Low 36s52e 1016 hPa
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 but W to 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 N to NE 10
to 20 in the south-west.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, with SE swell at first.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise NW 15 to
25 reaching 35 in the south. It will become W to SW 10 to 20
at the end of the period.
VIS : Good, becoming moderate in showers and rain in the south-west
from midnight.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m W to NW swell in the extreme south, becoming 5.0m
in the south-west from midnight.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the extreme south.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m S to SW swell in the south reaching 5.0m.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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