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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 17:00 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 192200 TO 202200 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-west from mid-period, spreading to
the south-central parts.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1024 hPa 37s03e
Low 980 hPa 50s04e
Low 1010 hPa 38s28e
Cold Front: 38s00e 43s09e 48s09e into 50s04e Cold Front: 33s23e 38s28e into 38s28e
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 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 where it
will become NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south-west towards mid-
period.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-
west.
TRISTAN (30S/40SE, 00E/20W):
WIND : W to SW 10 to 20 over the central parts at first, spreading to
the east by the end of the period, otherwise N to NW 15 to 25,
VIS : Moderate in showers and rain places.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 3.5m in the south-east, W to SW swell.
CAPE WEST (30S/40S, 00E/20E):
WIND : W to NW 15 to 25, reaching 35 in the south-west from mid-
period, spreading to the south-central parts. It will become
SW 15 to 25 in the extreme west by the end of the period.
VIS : Moderate to poor in showers and rain, but good in the north-
east.
SEA STATE: 3.0 to 4.0m, except in the extreme north, reaching 5.0 to 5.5m
in the south-east, S to SW swell.
ENDS DE CAPE TOWN RADIO/ZSC+
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