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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 29th 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 291000 TO 301000 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. CAPE WEST: SW 35 in places the extreme west, spreading to the east by
the second half of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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Low 1002 hPa 38s06e
Cold front: 25s03w 30s02e into 38s06e cont. 41s12e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS : Good in the extreme east, otherwise moderate in showers in
places.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, but SW 10 to 15 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 in places. It will become E to
NE 10 to 20 in the west in the second half of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, SW swell, subsiding by the end
of the period.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : NW to W 15 in the south-east in the first half of the period,
otherwise SW to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 in places in the
south.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west,
spreading to the south-east in the second half of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme south-west, SW swell, spreading to
the south-east by the end of the period.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30 in the extreme east at
first. but Variable 05 to 10 in the west where it will become
E to NE 10 to 15 in the second half of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, SW swell, subsiding in the second
half of the period.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 in places, but SW 15 to 25 in the
extreme west, spreading to the east whilst reaching 30 to 35
in places.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and thundershowers in
the west, spreading to the east by mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the extreme west, SW to W swell, spreading
eastwards whilst reaching 5.0m in places.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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