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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20 EAST.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 18th 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 181000 TO 191000 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: W to NW 35 in the south-east during the first half of the
period. It will become NW 35 in the south from mid-period.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 27s20w High 1024 hPa 33s50e
Low 980 hPa 50s22e
Cold Front: 30s05e, 35s15e, 40s20e 45s25e into 50s22e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 15 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to SW 05 to 15 in the extreme south-west, otherwise E to SE
10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the extreme south.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : Anti-cyclonic 05 to 15 in the north-east, otherwise W to NW 15
to 25. It will become cyclonic 15 to 25 in the central-western
parts towards the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25 in the east during the first half of the
period, reaching 35 in the south-east, otherwise S to SW 20
to 30 spreading north-eastwards. It will become S to SE 10 to
20 in the north-east from mid-period but NW 20 to 30 in the
south, reaching 35.
VIS : Good, but moderate in frontal showers in the south-west
spreading north-eastward.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in places, W to SW swell.
ENDS THIS IS CAPE TOWN RADIO
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