AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20 EAST.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 07th OF JUNE 2024
AT 16:00 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 072200 TO 082200 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:
1. TRISTAN : W to NW 35 in the south-central parts towards the end of
the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 35s07e.
Low 1010 hPa 33s41e
Low 1004 hPa 38s42e.
Low 996 hPa 47s49e
Cold Front: 31s32e 36s39e into 38s42e cont. 43s45e 48s50e into 47s49e
cont. 52s53e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the places in the south.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25, but NE 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west.
It will become NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west
from mid-period the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in place.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 15 to 25, reaching 30 in the north-east, spreading to
the central parts towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the east, S to SE swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to NW 10 to 20, reaching 30 to 35 in the south-central parts
towards the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in a band of showers and rain, but good in
the north-east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, W to NW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 over the central parts, otherwise W to NW 10
to 20, but E to SE 10 to 20 in the extreme north.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, S to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPETOWNRADIO/ZSC+
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