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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 26th OF MAY 2024 AT 17:00 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 262200 TO 272200 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 at first.
2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 in the extreme south-west at first.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1026 hPa 34s03e.
Low 984 hPa 51s00e Low 972 hPa 61s05w.
Cold Front: 34s15w 40s05w 45s00e into 51s00e into 61s05w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the west.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15, but SW 05 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but N to NW 10 to 15 in the south-west,
becoming SW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west by the end of
the period.
VIS : Good in the north-east, otherwise moderate in showers and
rain.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, but variable 05 in the extreme north-east in
the first half of the period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south-east at first, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 10 to 20 reaching 30 to 35 in the south-east at first,
otherwise S to SW 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in frontal showers and rain in the
south-west spreading towards the south-east in the second half
of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 5.0m in the extreme south-
east, W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 over the central parts, otherwise E to SE 10
to 20 but W to NW 15 to 25 in the south reaching 35 in the
extreme south-west at first.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-east and
south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, reaching 5.0m in the extreme south-
west at first, W to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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