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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 16th OF JUNE 2024 AT 08:30 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 161000 TO 171000 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: W to NW 35 in the south-west at first spreading towards the
south-east by the end of the period.
2. CAPE WEST: W to NW 35 in the south-west towards the end of the period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1026 hPa 35s30e.
High 1014 hPa 29s14e Low 976 hPa 56s02w.
Cold Front: 41s12w 45s05w 50s01e into 56s02w.
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 25.
VIS : Moderate in light showers in places.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 15, but SW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : SE 10 to 20, but variable 05 to 10 in the south-west.
VIS : Good, but moderate in light showers in the north-west.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : Cyclonic 10 to 20 in the south-east, otherwise S to SE 10
to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the south-west.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north-east in the first half of the
period, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25 reaching 30 to 35 in the
south-west at first spreading towards the south-east by the
end of the period. It will S to SW 10 to 20 in the south-west
by mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate showers and rain in the south-west
spreading towards the east by the end of the period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m in the south, W swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 over the central parts, otherwise E to SE 15
to 25 but W to NW 15 to 25 in the extreme south-west reaching
35 towards the end of the period.
VIS : Good, but moderate to poor in light showers and rain in the
south-west.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the extreme south-west at the end of the
period, SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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