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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 19th 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 191000 TO 201000 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 at first.
SYNOPTIC CHART 06:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 37s03e
Low 980 hPa 50s04e
Cold Front: 38s00e 43s09e 48s09e into 50s04e
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 : Variable 05 to 10 in the south where it will become W to SW 10
to 15 by mid-period, but NW 05 to 15 in the south-east.
VIS : Good.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but NE 10 to 20 in the south-west, becoming
NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west towards the end of the
period.
VIS : Good.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : Cyclonic 10 to 20 in the south-west at first, spreading to the
south-east by the end of the period, otherwise N to NW 10 to
20. It will become S to SW 10 to 20 in the west by mid-period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the west at first,
spreading to the east by mid-period.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : Variable 05 to 10 in the north, otherwise W to NW 15 to 25,
reaching 35 in the south-east at first.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers in the south.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, reaching 5.0 to 5.5m in the south-east, S to SW
swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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