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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 08th OF JUNE 2024 AT 18:30 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 082200 TO 092200 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 NW 35 in the west spreading south-eastwards
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1032 hPa 32s33e.
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 at
times.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west, otherwise E to SE 15 to
25, but NE 10 to 20 in the central south.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in place in the east.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the extreme north-east, S to SE 15 to 25,
moderating towards end of the period.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the east, S to SE swell.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : N to NW 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 35 in the west spreading
south-eastwards, but Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east.
It will become SW 10 to 20 in the south-west towards the end
of the first half of the period, it will spread north and
east.
VIS : Moderate to poor in a band of showers and rain, but good in
the east at first.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south-west spreading east, 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 reaching 25
at times.
VIS : Good.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, S to SW swell.
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