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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 02nd OF JUNE 2024 AT 17:10 UTC.
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 022200 TO 032200 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 : S to SW 35 in places in the west from mid-period, but
E to SE 35 in places in the south-east.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1036 hPa 46s25e.
Low 1016 hPa 43s03w
Low 1008 hPa 32s15e
Cold Front: 27s14w 32s08w 37s03w 42s01w into 43s03w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 20.
VIS : Moderate in showers.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 20, but anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the south-east
at first.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain in the south.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 10 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south, S to SE swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme east at first, otherwise S to
SW 15 to 25. It will become anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the
west.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in showers and rain in the east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the east, reaching 4.5 to 5.0m in the south-
east, S to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise S to SW 15
to 25, reaching 35 in places in the west from mid-period, but
E to SE 15 to 25 in the south-east, reaching 35 in places.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain, but good over the central parts.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 6.0m in the south, S to SW swell
in the south-west, otherwise E to SE.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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