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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20 EAST.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 30th 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 301000 TO 311000 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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SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 40s20w High 1028 hPa 35s55e
Low 980 hPa 50s30e
Cold front: 30s15e 35s20e 40s23e 45s28e into 50s30e.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain at times.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : SE to S 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east at
times.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE to E 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the central parts, but NE 15
to 25 in the south-west.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25/
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south, SW swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : SW to S 10 to 15 in the east, otherwise SE to E 10 to 15 but
NE 15 to 25 in the west from mid-period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : SW to SW 10 to 20 becoming SE 05 to 15 in the east from
mid-period
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the south-east, SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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