AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII.WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 31st OF MAY 2024 AT 16:30 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 312200 TO 012200 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 NE 35 to 40 in places in the west.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 38s05w 1034 hPa
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Moderate in showers in the south spreading northward.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but W to SE 05 to 10 in the east at times.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20, but N to NE 15 to 25 in the south-west,
becoming N to NW 15 TO 25 towards the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in places.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in places.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 15 in the extreme east, otherwise N to NE 15 to
25 reaching 35 to 40 in places in the west. It will become to
W to SW 15 to 25 in the south-west north-eastward.
VIS : Good in the east at first, otherwise moderate in showers and
rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m N to NW swell in the west reaching 5.0m in places
in the south spreading eastward.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : S to SE 05 to 15 reaching 25 to 35, but 40 in places in the
east.
VIS : Good in the west, otherwise moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m SW swell reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in places the south-
east, becoming E to SE swell in the morning.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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