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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII, EAST OF 20E. ISSUED
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 09th OF JUNE 2024 AT 18:40
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 092200 TO 102200 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. MARION FORTIES EAST: W to SW 35 to 45 in the south.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
High 1028 hPa 35s35e.
AREA FORECAST:
CAPE EAST (32.5S/40S, 20E/50E):
WIND : NE to E 15 10 to 20 in the west, otherwise NW to W 15 to
25.
VIS : Good, moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the south-east, SW swell.
DURBAN EAST (32.5S/25S, EAST COAST/55E):
WIND : SE 15 to 25 but NE 10 to 20 in the extreme west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in the south-east, SW swell.
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL:
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, reaching 25 to 30.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, S to SW swell.
MADAGASCAR EAST:
WIND : S to SE to S 10 to 20, reaching 25 in the extreme north and
extreme south.
VIS : Moderate in showers and thundershowers in places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, S to SW swell but SE in the north.
MARION FORTIES EAST (40S/50S, 35E/50E):
WIND : W to SW 15 to 25 in the north, reaching 35 to 45 in the south.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.5 to 4.0m in the north-east, otherwise to 4.5 to 5.5m
reaching 6.5 to 7.5m but 8.0 to 9.0m in the south during the
first half of the period, SW swell.
AREA 2:
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MARINE METEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN FROM METEO-FRANCE/LA REUNION ON AREA ACK
(AMSTERDAM-CROZET-KERGUELEN)
DATE: 24/06/09 at 1700 utc
AVERAGED WIND SPEED ON BEAUFORT SCALE. (Wind gusts may be stronger than
averages given here).
PART 1: WARNING :
Gale expected over CRO, running, and expected over KER.
PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSYS, 24/06/09 at 1200 UTC :
– Low 986 near 52S/65E, moving rather quickly south-eastward. Cold Front
(CF) 26S/55E, 30S/63E, 35S/68E, 40S/69E, 48S/66E.
– Low 986 near 53S/27E, moving quickly eastward. Warm Front (WG) 47S/32E,
50S/31E, 52S/25E.
– High 1034 over WAM with a ridge toward AMS.
PART 3: FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS from 09/06/24 at 1800 UTC to 10/06/24 at
1800 UTC :
WAM (30S/40S,50E/65E) :Rain in south.
WIND: anticlockwise 3/5 locally W 6 in south.
SEA : rough to very rough, long SW swell 3 to 5 m.
VIS : poor in precipitations.
AMS (30S/40S,65E/80E) :Rain, showers and squalls (CF).
WIND: N 6/7, backing W 6/7 in south at first, becoming anticlockwise
3/5 later.
SEA : moderate becoming rough to very rough from south-west. SW swell
3 to 5 m in south-west.
VIS : Poor or very poor in precipitations.
CRO (40S/50S,50E/65E) :Rain, showers and squalls (CF) over eastern at
first, rain (WG) over southern later.
WIND: Westerly 5/7 in north, 7/8 in south. Severe gusts.
SEA : rough to very rough becoming high in south. SW swell 3 to 5 m
increasing 5 to 7 m in south at end.
VIS : Poor or very poor in precipitations.
KER (40S/50S,65E/80E) :Rain, showers and squalls (CF).
WIND: N 7/8 with severe gusts backing W 6/7 locally 8 in south.
SEA : very rough to high. W then NW swell 3 to 5 m. Cross sea over
eastern at first.
VIS : Poor or very poor in precipitations.
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