AOR-E
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20E.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 18th OF JUNE
2024 AT 16:30 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 182200 TO 192200 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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SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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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 be cyclonic 15 to 25 in the central parts.
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m, W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : NW to S 20 to 30 reaching 35 in the extreme south but SE 10
to 20 in the north-east. It will become anti-cyclonic 05 to
15 in the north-west from mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in frontal showers at times.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m reaching 4.5m in places, W to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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